DEFENSE ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Wednesday called on North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programs, condemning multiple ballistic missile launchings that violated United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who chaired the Asean Defense Ministers’ Meeting, said ministers expressed concern over the escalation of tensions triggered by North Korea’s threats to the United States.

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