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July 04, 2013

North Korea under fire at Asia security forum
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (AFP) July 02, 2013
North Korea came under fire at an Asia-Pacific security forum Tuesday as foreign ministers called on the defiant communist state to end its nuclear weapons programme. In a flurry of diplomatic activity, the gathering in Brunei also saw Beijing pressured over its South China Sea claims while the top US and Russian envoys met to discuss the thorny issues of Syria and US fugitive Edward Snowden. Participants in the ASEAN Regional Forum, which include 26 countries across the Asia-Pacific and the Eur ... read more

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