TheJapanese news agency, quoting diplomatic officials, reported that 27member nations of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) discussed the currentsituation on the Korean Peninsula and territorial disputes in theEast Sea and East China Sea.
The speakersstressed the need to resolve both issues peacefully, saying furtheraggravating the tensions might disrupt the region's stability.
ARF is an important security forum in the Asia-Pacific region, whichcomprises the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, thePhilippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam -- plus Australia,Canada, the EU, New Zealand, the US, Russia, Papua New Guinea, TimorLeste, Pakistan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republicof Korea, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Japan, China and India.-VNA