ARF wraps up with the statement calling on NK to fufill commitment to complete denuclearisation

The foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and 17 other countries urged North Korea to fulfill its commitment to complete denuclearization during their Singapore talks last week, their chair statement showed Monday.

Asia-Pacific foreign ministers pose for photos at the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Singapore. Source: AAP

Singapore, this year's chair of the annual ASEAN Regional Forum, published its statement summarizing the foreign ministers' meeting, which took place Saturday. The annual ARF is the sole regional forum in which the North's top diplomat participates.

Korean political commentator Sung Sik Seo analyses the outcomes of the meeting.

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