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Asean chides N. Korea

April 29, 2017, 12:01 am
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SOUTHEAST Asian countries will express “grave concern” over North Korea’s nuclear weapons tests and ballistic missile launches, despite Pyongyang’s appeal for support, according to a draft statement due to be released Friday.

In a rare move, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho wrote to the Asean regional bloc’s secretary general appealing for backing in its row with the United States to prevent what it warned could be a “nuclear holocaust.”

ASEAN UNITY. Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (left) walks with President Rodrigo Duterte after they inspect  a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony at Malacañang, ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit while Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (right photo) walks between rows of troops for the Asean gathering. AFP

But Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers meeting in Manila on Friday were expected to criticize North Korea for its two atomic weapons tests last year and subsequent launch of ballistic missiles, according to a draft of their statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila.

“Asean expresses its grave concern over the escalation of tension in the Korean Peninsula,” said the draft statement, which is due to be released after the ministers end their meeting on Friday.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc

“Asean is mindful that instability in the Korean Peninsula will have serious impact to the region and beyond.”

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The ministers will “strongly” urge North Korea “to fully comply” with UN Security Council resolutions and international laws, according to the draft.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith

However, Asean will also urge “all parties concerned” to “cease all provocative actions and exercise self-restraint to de-escalate the tension and refrain from actions that may aggravate the situation.”

Diplomats in Manila said the other parties apparently refer to the United States and regional powers China, Japan and South Korea—all key strategic players in the region.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen

Asean leaders are then due to meet on Saturday, when the situation on the peninsula is also expected to be discussed.

In his letter to Asean, a copy of which was obtained by the Agence France-Presse on Thursday, North Korean foreign minister Ri warned the situation on the Korean Peninsula was “reaching the brink of war” because of Washington’s actions.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha 

Ri urged the Asean chief to inform the Asean foreign ministers “about the grave situation” on the peninsula “and give them a proper proposal,” while criticizing at length US-South Korean military exercises.

Tensions have soared in the region in recent weeks in the wake of a series of North Korean missile tests and tough rhetoric from Washington on the isolated nation’s rogue weapons program.

Myanmar’s state Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

Washington has deployed an aircraft carrier strike group to the Korean peninsula amid signs the North could be preparing for a sixth nuclear test, and US officials have said all options were on the table.

Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah

The Chinese embassy in Manila, meanwhile, said that China’s position is clear-cut on the issue of North Korea’s nuclear capability, saying it was ‘willing to work and make every effort with all parties concerned including the US to push forward peaceful settlement of the Korean nuclear issue through dialogue and consultation.” 

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said that as a permanent member of the Security Council, China is fulfilling its due international responsibility in implementing the resolutions concerning North Korea adopted by the Security Council instead of doing so under any external pressure. With AFP

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