Germany ‘will not automatically side with US’ in war with N. Korea : Merkel

Berlin will not “automatically” side with the US should it face an armed conflict with North Korea, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. Merkel believes the North Korean crisis cannot be resolved through military means.

The German chancellor was speaking at the ‘Deutschland Live’ event organized by national newspaper Handelsblatt, where the ongoing North Korean crisis was among the key topics addressed.

When asked about the worst-case scenario, namely an armed conflict between Washington and Pyongyang, Merkel said that Germany would not necessarily back America.

“No, not automatically. I do not see any military solution to [the crisis with] North Korea. I think it is wrong,” Merkel said.

The German leader called for a peaceful resolution to tensions, insisting that “diplomatic means have not been utilized in full.”
 [rt.com]
24/8/17