ARF issues statement voicing 'concern' over N. Korea's nuke, missile tests
Foreign affairsJul 27, 2016
Top diplomats from Asia-Pacific countries and other regional powers issued a statement on Wednesday voicing their mutual "concern" over North Korea's nuclear and missile tests. Their concern was shared in a chair's statement issued one day after the wrap-up of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the largest regional security gathering which was held here in the Laotian capital. The North also attended the annual event."The Ministers shared concern over current developments in the Korean Peninsula,