Foreign Minister Julie Bishop reiterated, in the forum held in MP Julian Leeser's constituency and sponsored by the National Unification Advisory Council, Asia Pacific Assembly, that commented on the new UN sanctions that could "cripple" the economic capabilities of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
Ms Bishop said there was global fear that North Korea would be able to fire intercontinental ballistics missiles.
"We are not a nuclear power," Ms Bishop said.
"We continue to rely on the United States and the United Nations Security Council to force North Korea back to the negotiating table.
Meanwhile, Ms Susan Lee, the chief of NUAC Aisa Pacific Assembly emphasised in her welcoming speech, "the Korean communities fully appreciate that the Minister has been most outspoken and vocal in condemning North Korea over its continued provocations, and emphasing the importance of the full implementation of the UN sanctions against the hermit kingdom."
