THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has reiterated its call to rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons as it expressed "grave concern" over North Korea's missile tests, saying these "seriously threaten peace and stability" in the region.

In the chairman's final statement on the recently concluded 31st Asean Summit in Manila, the regional bloc urged North Korea to "fully and immediately" follow the resolutions issued by the United Nations Security Council (UNCS), which demanded that Pyongyang cease its nuclear tests.

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