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December 13, 2024

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ASEAN condemns North Korean missile tests as Koreas shun each other at forum

Pyongyang sends envoy instead of foreign minister to ASEAN summit, while Seoul’s top diplomat slams DPRK-Russia ties

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) condemned North Korea’s recent missile tests while calling for cooperation to reduce peninsula tensions, as representatives of both Koreas refused to interact at an ASEAN summit over the weekend. 

The ASEAN foreign ministers released the joint communique following a meeting in Laos on Thursday for the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which ran through Saturday.

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