KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Asean said it is open to any individual Nuclear Weapon States (NWS) to sign the Protocol of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ), reaffirming the region’s commitment to remain free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — Asean’s long-standing aspiration for a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (Zopfan) has gained new traction following China and Russia’s readiness to sign the Protocol to the Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — China and Russia have agreed to sign the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (SEANWFZ), while the United States is reviewing the deal, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said.