Germany's Merkel welcomes European unity over Iran
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe needs to "reposition" itself in a changing world and is welcoming EU powers' unity over Iran, a contrast with their deep divisions over the Iraq war 16 years ago.
Merkel said in an interview with Germany's daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung published Wednesday that Europe needs "forward-looking" arguments and reasoned that "simply pointing to seven decades of peace is no longer enough to justify Europe."
Ahead of European Parliament elections May 23-26, she said there is "no doubt that Europe needs to reposition itself in a changed world."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She said it is "a value in itself" that Europe is not divided over Iran as it was over Iraq in 2003, noting that Germany, France and Britain have chosen a different approach from the United States.