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Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron call for tougher sanctions against N Korea

This latest provocation by the ruler in Pyongyang has reached a new dimension: Germany

French President Emmanuel Macron with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg
French President Emmanuel Macron with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg on Saturday. Photo: AP/PTI
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Last Updated : Sep 04 2017 | 1:49 AM IST
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday jointly condemned North Korea’s biggest nuclear test to date and called for tougher sanctions against Pyongyang. 

The German government said Merkel and Macron spoke on the phone, with both strongly condemning the new nuclear test in North Korea. “This latest provocation by the ruler in Pyongyang has reached a new dimension,” it added. 


Merkel and Macron agreed that North Korea was violating international law and that the international community must react decisively to this new escalation, Berlin said. “In addition to the United Nations Security Council, the EU also has to act now. The Chancellor and the President expressed their support for a tightening of EU sanctions against North Korea,” the statement said.

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