ASEAN expresses grave concerns over the continued ballistic missile tests conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which may escalate tensions and threaten regional peace and stability.

ASEAN calls on the DPRK to comply fully with all relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, taking into account the international community's calls for diplomacy and in the interest of maintaining peace and security in the region. 

ASEAN reaffirms its readiness to play a constructive role, including through utilising ASEAN-led platforms such as the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), in promoting a conducive atmosphere for peaceful dialogue amongst the concerned parties to bring about a complete, verifiable, irreversible , And peaceful denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.