Merz says he hopes for a unified Korea on visit to Seoul

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2026-10-29

Seoul (dpa) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed hope for Korean reunification, at the start of a visit to Seoul on Thursday. "Korea and Germany are linked by the painful experience of division," the German leader wrote in the guest book during a meeting with President Lee Jae Myung. Merz was referring to the fact that Germany was spilt into East and West Germany by the Allies following World War II and only reunified in 1990 after th......

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