Merkel and Trump condemned North Korea's nuclear test. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump in a telephone conversation agreed that the DPRK test of a hydrogen bomb meant a new and unacceptable level of escalation. This was reported by the representative of the Cabinet of Ministers of Germany Steffen Seibert. "The Federal Chancellor and the American president share the view that the international community should increase pressure on North Korea, and the UN Security Council take further sanctions," he said.. According to Seibert, Merkel during a telephone conversation said that Germany in the EU advocates the imposition of additional serious sanctions against North Korea.

"The purpose of this is to dissuade Pyongyang from actions that contradict the norms of international law and achieve a peaceful settlement of the conflict," the politician said..

Recall, on the eve of the authorities of the DPRK announced the successful testing of the hydrogen bomb. Trump sharply criticized Pyongyang and held a meeting of the National Security Council to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

The US is ready to use nuclear weapons against the DPRK As reported by the Correspondent. net, Ukraine called on the United Nations to investigate the DPRK nuclear program.

Original article: Merkel and Trump spoke in favor of increasing pressure on the DPRK.