Asean leaders call for restraint on Korean Peninsula
PHNOM PENH—Southeast Asian leaders on Wednesday called for restraint on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea prepares for a rocket launch that has alarmed countries in the region.
“We urged all parties concerned to exercise self-restraint and not to undertake any steps which could lead to the escalation of tensions in the Korean Peninsula,” Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders said in a joint statement.
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