ASEAN condemned the bomb tragedy Norway

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CNN Ledakan bom di pusat kota Oslo, Norwegia dan serangan tembakan di Pulau Utoya menewaskan sedikitnya 87 orang

NUSA DUA - Perhimpunan Bangsa-bangsa Asia Tenggara (ASEAN) mengutuk serangan teroris yang terjadi di Norwegia, Jumat (22/7/2011). AKSI peledakan bom di ibu kota Norwegia, Oslo, dan penembakan brutal sejumlah remaja di Pulau Utoya yang menghentak masyarakat dunia itu dikabarkan telah menelan puluhan korban jiwa.

Menlu RI Marty Natalegawa selaku Ketua ASEAN menyampaikan keprihatinannya dan mengutuk keras tragedi berdarah ini. "dalam pertemuan ini kami juga membahas kontraterorisme, penyerangan di Oslo, kami mengutuk insiden tersebut," tegas Marty saat konferensi pers penutupan ASEAN Ministers Meeting (AMM) ke - 44 di Nusa Dua, Bali, Sabtu (23/7/2011) sore.

Marty berharap Masyarakat Norwegia tabah menghadapi musibah ini dan dia yakin Norwegia akan segera bangkit dari masalah ini. "Kami yakin mampu mengatasi tantangan yang dihadapi Norwegia," jelas Marty.

Dalam Ma ke-44 ini, selain membahas masalah politik, ASEAN juga membahas soal keamanan, termasuk masalah terorisme stabilitas.

Korea of the North will send an Ambassador to ASEAN

Seoul - Korea of the North Friday, said for his part, sends an Ambassador to develop links with the Group of 10 members of the ASEAN countries. "The Government of the DPRK (North Korea) has decided to send emissaries to ASEAN to expand more and develop relations of friendship and cooperation with ASEAN," said a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the news agency official KCNA, North Korea.

This will increase the "mutual trust and mutually beneficial cooperation", he said. No details were given on who will assume the Office or where the Ambassador will be placed. The seat of the ASEN in Jakarta.

North Korea always gave great attention to the development of relations with ASEAN with a long history and tradition, "the spokesman said." "" "ASEAN has emerged as a political force and influential eonomi foster peace, stability and prosperity of the region with the principle of respect for the kedaulaan, do not interfere in the internal affairs of Member States".

The statement was timed to coincide with the opening of the regional Forum ASEAN (fra) in Bali. North Korea, Foreign Minister Pak Ui-Chun was among those who were present at the meeting my Korea of the North joined ARF in 2000 and has accepted the Treaty of peace and cooperation in Asia in 2008.

The United States and ASEAN discussed nuclear weapons

NUSA DUA - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton United States have a meeting with ASEAN at the meeting of Ministers of ASEAN to-44 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Friday (22/7/2011). In addition to the economic and security issues, the meeting discussed the free agreement of nuclear weapons in Southeast Asia.

The nuclear issue of the important agenda of specific agreements and the Asia South-East of agreements free of nuclear weapons. The agreement was reached at a meeting of Foreign Minister-level Commission zone free of nuclear weapons Treaty (Commission free) is a step forward for ASEAN in contributing to international peace and security.

Not only in the political sphere, the United States and ASEAN also enhance cooperation in the field of security, kontrateroris, smuggling, drug trafficking, money laundering and other crimes Interstate.

In this occasion, the United States and ASEAN also conduct in-depth discussions on the U.S. participation in the Summit of the Asia, from November. The two parties discussed the recommendation of the heads of State attending the Summit.