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(230715) -- JAKARTA, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi attends the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministers' meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momentum

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (C), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (left back to the camera) are seated for the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2. The ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself.

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ARF welcomes N. Korea's denuke steps

MANILA, Philippines - North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C) attends the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2.

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momentum

MANILA, Philippines - Ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners hold their meeting in Manila on Aug. 2. They are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself.

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ARF ministerial meeting in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (far L, front), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (far R, front), Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (far R, back) and other participants pose for a photo at the ASEAN Regional Forum's ministerial meeting on Aug. 10, 2014, in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Ministers pose during a photo session of an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on July 2, 2013. At R in front row is North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun and 2nd from R in front is Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Ministers pose during a photo session of an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on July 2, 2013. At R in front row is North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun and 2nd from R in front is Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi chat before an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on July 2, 2013.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - An ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting is held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on July 2, 2013.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Ministers pose during a photo session of an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on July 2, 2013. At R in front row is North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun and 2nd from R in front is Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun arrives in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on June 30, 2013, to attend an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun leaves Pyongyang airport on June 29, 2013, to attend an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting in Brunei

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Photo shows the International Convention Centre in Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei on June 29, 2013. A ministerial meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum will be held at the venue on July 2.

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ARF meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R) attend an ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 12, 2012. The session was held as part of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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ARF meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R) attend an ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 12, 2012. The session was held as part of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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ARF meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) attends an ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 12, 2012. The session was held as part of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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Arroyo expresses hopes to host N. Korea nuke talks at ARF

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (3rd from L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) are in talks at the latter's official residence in Tokyo on May 23. Arroyo expressed hopes to host a ministerial meeting among the members of the six-party talks aimed at defusing North Korea's nuclear standoff on the sidelines of a regional gathering in August, a Japanese official said.

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Arroyo expresses hopes to host N. Korea nuke talks at ARF

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for a photo prior to their talks in Tokyo on May 23.

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(2)ARF winds up foreign ministerial meeting

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) at a one-day ministerial meeting in Jakarta on July 2 adopts a statement on nonproliferation of weapon of mass destruction to block terrorist from gaining access to WMD and delivery means.

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ARF winds up foreign ministerial meeting

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda reads the chairman's statement at the end of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministerial meeting in Jakarta on July 2.

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(3)ASEAN Regional Forum begins session to discuss security issues

JAKARTA, Indonesia - North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun (R) tries to find his position as U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (C) look on before the photo session of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministerial talks that began in Jakarta on July 2.

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U.S., N. Korea discuss nuclear issue in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun met in Jakarta on July 2 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) to clarify their countries' proposals on how to resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear programs. It was the first contact between U.S. and North Korean foreign ministers since the nuclear crisis erupted in October 2002.

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Asia-Pacific ministers start talks on N. Korea, Myanmar

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) attends a meeting of foreign ministers from the 23-member ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Phnom Penh on June 18.

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Russia reaffirms collaboration for peace on Korean Peninsula

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov shake hands at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on July 26 prior to their talks. Ivanov arrived in Seoul earlier in the day on the first leg of an Asian tour that will also take him to North Korea on July 28 and to Brunei on July 30 to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

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Japan, N. Korea to hold foreign ministerial talks soon

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi speaks to reporters July 25 that she will meet her North Korean counterpart Paek Nam Sun on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Brunei on July 31. The foreign ministerial meeting between the two countries will be the first in two years.

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FRC approves sale of Kofuku Bank to ARF

OSAKA, Japan - U.S. financier Wilbur Ross (L) speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Oct. 6 after the Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC) approved the sale of failed Kofuku Bank to the Asian Recovery Fund (ARF), an investment fund he heads. Seated on the right is Shuichi Takahashi, who will assume the presidency of the regional bank. At center is an interpreter.

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Kono shakes hands with Thailand's Surin

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) shakes hands with his Thai counterpart Surin Pitsuwan at a Bangkok Hotel on July 29 after attending the foreign ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan, China and South Korea, and taking part in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the Asia-Pacific region's only political and security forum.

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ARF ministers begin working dinner

BANGKOK, Thailand - (From L to R in the back row) Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minster Lee Joung Binn attend a photo session, along with other foreign ministers meeting for the ASEAN Regional Forum at a Bangkok hotel July 26. Ministers from Asia, North America and Europe began their annual discussion on security in the Asia-Pacific region during the dinner with the spotlight squarely on the North Korean delegation and developments on the Korean Peninsula.

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N. Korean participation in ARF paves way for more dialogue

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at his office in Manila on July 6. He said North Korea's participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) will pave the way for the reclusive North Asian country to eventually become a regional dialogue partner of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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Kono eyes contact with N. Korean counterpart at ARF

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono says July 6 he may have ''some kind of contact'' with his North Korean counterpart during a July 27 meeting in Singapore of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). But Kono said in an interview with a group of reporters at his ministry that Japan is not yet taking any steps to set a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun. ''We will consider after his participation becomes official and is confirmed,'' Kono said.

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Arroyo expresses hopes to host N. Korea nuke talks at ARF

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for a photo prior to their talks in Tokyo on May 23. (Kyodo)

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Arroyo expresses hopes to host N. Korea nuke talks at ARF

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (3rd from L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) are in talks at the latter's official residence in Tokyo on May 23. Arroyo expressed hopes to host a ministerial meeting among the members of the six-party talks aimed at defusing North Korea's nuclear standoff on the sidelines of a regional gathering in August, a Japanese official said. (Kyodo)

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ARF meets to up efforts on N. Korea, border row, disaster relief

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Ministers join hands at an opening ceremony of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Singapore on July 24. Twenty-seven foreign ministers from Asia-Pacific nations and their key partners participated in the annual security dialogue. (Kyodo)

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ARF welcomes N. Korea's denuke steps

MANILA, Philippines - North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C) attends the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2. (Kyodo)

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momen

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (C), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (left back to the camera) are seated for the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2. The ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself. (Kyodo)

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momen

MANILA, Philippines - Ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners hold their meeting in Manila on Aug. 2. They are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself. (Kyodo)

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U.S., N. Korea discuss nuclear issue in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun met in Jakarta on July 2 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) to clarify their countries' proposals on how to resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear programs. It was the first contact between U.S. and North Korean foreign ministers since the nuclear crisis erupted in October 2002. (Kyodo)

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ARF winds up foreign ministerial meeting

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda reads the chairman's statement at the end of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministerial meeting in Jakarta on July 2. (Kyodo)

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(2)ARF winds up foreign ministerial meeting

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) at a one-day ministerial meeting in Jakarta on July 2 adopts a statement on nonproliferation of weapon of mass destruction to block terrorist from gaining access to WMD and delivery means. (Kyodo)

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(3)ASEAN Regional Forum begins session to discuss security issue

JAKARTA, Indonesia - North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun (R) tries to find his position as U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (C) look on before the photo session of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministerial talks that began in Jakarta on July 2. (Kyodo)

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Asia-Pacific ministers start talks on N. Korea, Myanmar

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) attends a meeting of foreign ministers from the 23-member ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Phnom Penh on June 18. (Kyodo)

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Russia reaffirms collaboration for peace on Korean Peninsula

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov shake hands at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on July 26 prior to their talks. Ivanov arrived in Seoul earlier in the day on the first leg of an Asian tour that will also take him to North Korea on July 28 and to Brunei on July 30 to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). (Kyodo)

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FRC approves sale of Kofuku Bank to ARF

OSAKA, Japan - U.S. financier Wilbur Ross (L) speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Oct. 6 after the Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC) approved the sale of failed Kofuku Bank to the Asian Recovery Fund (ARF), an investment fund he heads. Seated on the right is Shuichi Takahashi, who will assume the presidency of the regional bank. At center is an interpreter.

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ARF ministers begin working dinner

BANGKOK, Thailand - (From L to R in the back row) Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minster Lee Joung Binn attend a photo session, along with other foreign ministers meeting for the ASEAN Regional Forum at a Bangkok hotel July 26. Ministers from Asia, North America and Europe began their annual discussion on security in the Asia-Pacific region during the dinner with the spotlight squarely on the North Korean delegation and developments on the Korean Peninsula.

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N. Korean participation in ARF paves way for more dialogue

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at his office in Manila on July 6. He said North Korea's participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) will pave the way for the reclusive North Asian country to eventually become a regional dialogue partner of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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Kono eyes contact with N. Korean counterpart at ARF

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono says July 6 he may have ''some kind of contact'' with his North Korean counterpart during a July 27 meeting in Singapore of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). But Kono said in an interview with a group of reporters at his ministry that Japan is not yet taking any steps to set a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun. ''We will consider after his participation becomes official and is confirmed,'' Kono said.