11-07-2025
Asean welcomes nuclear weapon states to sign region's anti-nuclear treaty
Asean has expressed its openness to any individual Nuclear Weapon States (NWS) to sign the Protocol of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (Seanwfz) Treaty, reaffirming the region's commitment to remain free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction.
Asean Foreign Ministers noted that the executive committee of the Seanwfz Commission continues to explore the possibility of allowing individual NWS to sign the protocol - without reservations and provide prior formal written assurance of their commitment...