ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS’ STATEMENT ON THE NUCLEAR TEST BY THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

8 January 2016

On 6 January 2016, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted another nuclear test, which is in violation of the relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.

ASEAN reaffirms the importance of peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and reiterates its full support for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner. We urge the DPRK to comply with all the relevant UNSC resolutions and call on all parties concerned to exert common efforts to maintain peace and security in the said region and create an environment conducive to the early resumption of the Six-Party Talks to help pave the way for maintaining and strengthening peace, security and stability in the region and the world.

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