{"id":111861,"date":"2017-08-14T21:15:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T01:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=111861"},"modified":"2017-08-14T21:15:04","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T01:15:04","slug":"ph-asean-ready-to-play-part-in-dealing-with-nokor-nuke-issue-dfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/14\/ph-asean-ready-to-play-part-in-dealing-with-nokor-nuke-issue-dfa\/","title":{"rendered":"PH, ASEAN ready to play part in dealing with NoKor nuke issue \u2013 DFA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA, Aug. 14 \u2014The Philippines, as chair of this year\u2019s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits, is focusing on decisive diplomatic approach for a peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue, said Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano.<\/p>\n

Cayetano said both the Philippines and ASEAN are ready to play a part in dealing with the issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge all sides to do everything that the doors of dialogue will open. Both sides are talking about national security, but there will be no national security if there is a nuclear and even if it\u2019s a war with conventional weapons,\u201d he told reporters during the international humanitarian law day celebration on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cToo many civilians will be immediately affected and then the effects will also be long term because the economies of the countries in the region and also in the neighboring regions will be severely affected,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

ASEAN foreign ministers early this month called on the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea (DPRK) anew to exercise self-restraint with regards to its nuclear and missile tests, as they support the denuclearization of Pyongyang.<\/p>\n

They reiterated \u2018grave concerns\u2019 over the escalation of tensions in the Korean Peninsula, noting these \u201cdevelopments seriously threaten peace, security and stability in the region and the world.\u201d (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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