An organization of Asian states warned that Kim Jong Un's missile tests threaten stability in the region, amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
An organization of 10 Asian states has denounced Kim Jong Un's ballistic missile tests and called for an increased focus on 'lasting peace and stability in a denuclearized Korean Peninsula.'Between Thursday and Saturday, foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Vientiane, Laos, for an annual summit to discuss strengthening cooperation in Southeast Asia, as well as to deliberate on 'current international and regional security issues.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also delivered a speech in which he warned that the DPRK's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs challenged the 'shared vision' of 'an Indo-Pacific that is free, that's prosperous, that's secure, that's connected, and resilient.'The coalition's warning comes amid a proliferation of North Korean missile tests, and increasingly aggressive posturing by the isolated state toward the West and its neighbors.
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