Merkel and Trump discuss North Korea, Middle East, Ukraine


German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets U.S. President Donald Trump on the eve of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Michael Kappeler/POOL

HAMBURG (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of a summit of world leaders in Hamburg on Thursday, discussing North Korea, the Middle East, the conflict in eastern Ukraine and G20 themes, a German government spokesman said.

(Reporting by Noah Barkin; Editing by Paul Carrel)

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