VERA Files
What the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers dared not mention, their three dialogue partners did.
In a rebuff to Washington’s call to isolate North Korea, foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Saturday stood pat on their position to engage the rogue state, while voicing concerns that its ballistic missile tests and nuclear program seriously threaten peace, security and stability in the region.
I’m intrigued by the results of the survey conducted by the American fact tank, Pew Research Center, showing only Filipinos, among seven countries in Asia Pacific, have a generally positive view of North Korea.
Hopefully, the jostling between U.S President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un will not go beyond strategic positioning of aircraft carriers and troops.