German Chancellor Angela Merkel praises President Trump on Friday for his leadership on North Korea, hours after its leader Kim Jong Un held historic peace talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

“Today, we meet at a point in time where it has become very clear that the strength of the American president, where he really saw to it that the sanctions against North Korea are respected, has opened new possibilities, opened new ways,” Merkel said during a joint press conference with Trump.