Leaders of ASEAN member states and partners at the 31st ASEAN Summit. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Tension on the Korean peninsula was high on theagenda at the 12th East Asia Summit (EAS) which took place in Manila,the Philippines, on November 14.
The summit, held in the framework of the 31st ASEAN Summit, was attended byleaders and representatives from ten ASEAN member states and Australia, China,India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the US.
While calling for joint efforts to denuclearise the Korean peninsula, RoKPresident Moon Jae-in stated that the most important mission is to stabilisethe situation and prevent provocative missile and nuclear tests by theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) while persuade the country come backto the negotiating table by every possible diplomatic measures.
He also asked EAS member states to support Seoul’s efforts in ensuringlong-term peace on the Korean peninsula.
Meanwhile, Kyodo News quoted EAS’s draft joint statement, saying that thecountries “strong urged the DPRK to immediately and fully comply with allrelevant UN Security Council resolutions and urged all states to do the same”.
The participants at the summit also asked the DPRK to give up its missile andnuclear programmes comprehensively.
The East Asia Summit has been held annually since 2005 as a high-leveldiscussion of leaders of nations in the Asia-Pacific region on a wide range ofregional and global issues.
The EAS brings together ten members of ASEAN (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippine, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam),Australia, China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Russia, andthe US.-VNA
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