Macron warns against 'escalating tensions' over N Korea, urges dialogue

Macron voiced his concern at the ballistic and nuclear threat coming from North Korea

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A relative carries a child at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur on Saturday, where at least 30 children have died since the past two days | PTI Photo
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1 min read Last Updated : Dec 10 2019 | 1:36 PM IST
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday warned against an "escalation of tensions" over North Korea amid a growing war of words between Washington and Pyongyang.

In a statement, Macron voiced his "concern at the ballistic and nuclear threat coming from North Korea", saying the international community needed to work to get Pyongyang "resume the path of dialogue without conditions".
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