Norht Korean leader Kim Jong-un directs intercontinental ballistic missile launch in a secret place (photo: Yonhap/ VNA) |
A chairman's statement issued on Tuesday after the meeting in Manila, Philippines, expressed grave concern about the situation surrounding North Korea. They supported a full and irreversible nuclear disarmament and a verifiable mechanism in the Korean peninsula. Diplomats backed South Korea’s proposal for talks with the North to seek for peaceful solutions.