德国总理弗里德里希·默茨周四指责朝鲜向乌克兰派遣士兵作战，威胁整个欧洲的自由。
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday accused North Korea of threatening freedom across all of Europe by sending soldiers to fight against Ukraine.
在首尔与韩国总统李在明会谈后，默茨表示，韩国的安全关乎欧洲的安全，而欧洲的安全反过来也影响韩国的安全。
After talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul, Merz said Korea’s security has a bearing on Europe’s security and that Europe’s security, in turn, affects Korea's security.
他说：“例如，当朝鲜士兵在顿巴斯地区与乌克兰作战时，这具体地表明了它们正在威胁整个欧洲的自由。作为回报，莫斯科向平壤提供武器也会产生后果。”默茨指出，德国及其欧洲伙伴正在开展外交努力，寻求乌克兰与俄罗斯战争的公正持久解决方案，并感谢韩国领导人对欧洲人的支持。
“This becomes tangibly clear when, for instance, North Korean soldiers fight against Ukraine in the Donbas, thereby threatening freedom across all of Europe,” he said. “It also has consequences when, in return, Moscow supplies weapons to Pyongyang.”Merz noted that Germany and its European partners are undertaking diplomatic efforts to find a just and lasting solution to the war between Ukraine and Russia, and thanked the South Korean leader for the country’s support for Europeans.
他说：“我感激我们能继续指望你们在这一努力中给予支持，因为我们知道，这场战争的结果将塑造整个安全架构——无论是在欧洲还是在这里的亚洲。”
“I am grateful that we can continue to count on your support in this endeavor, as we know that the outcome of this war will shape the entire security architecture—both in Europe and here in Asia,” he said.
深化战略伙伴关系 默茨将韩国描述为德国的关键伙伴，表示两国都是重视对世界开放、公平自由竞争的民主国家——只有基于规则的国际秩序才能继续使这些原则成为可能。
Enhanced strategic partnership Describing South Korea as a key partner of Germany, the chancellor said both countries are democracies that value openness to the world and fair, free competition – principles that only a rules-based international order can continue to make possible.
他补充说，在全球动荡之际，深化伙伴关系是顺理成章的，因为两国比以往任何时候都更需要一个强大的伙伴网络，这些伙伴共享重要利益和共同价值观。这适用于安全政策、经济和地缘政治。
At a time of global upheavals, he added, it is only logical to deepen the partnership, because both countries need more than ever a strong network of partners who share important interests and common values. That applies to security policy, the economy and geopolitics.
默茨说：“因此，我们今天将双边关系提升至深化战略伙伴关系的水平，因为我们共同切身经历了经历地缘政治紧张局势和分裂意味着什么。”
“We are therefore elevating our relations today to the level of an enhanced strategic partnership, because we share the immediate experience of what it means to live through geopolitical tensions and division,” Merz said.
韩国是默茨对东亚三国访问的最后一站，此前他已访问了新加坡和日本。此行旨在深化与印太地区关键伙伴的安全与经济合作。周五，他计划访问分隔朝鲜半岛的非军事区。
South Korea marks the final leg of Merz’s three-nation tour of East Asia, which previously included visits to Singapore and Japan. The trip aims to deepen security and economic cooperation with key Indo-Pacific partners. On Friday, he is due to visit the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula.