东盟各国部长对朝鲜半岛局势表示担忧

 　　KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members expressed grave concern over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) 's nuclear threat at pre-summit meetings in Brunei Darussalam on Thursday.

　　Anxiety has grown as several countries issued evacuation warnings to their diplomats¹ in Pyongyang following reports of DPRK being on a standby position to file missiles.

　　"The ministers, amongst others, expressed their deep concern at the deteriorating² security situation in the Korean Peninsula and urged conflicting parties to exercise self-restraint and take immediate³ measures to restore calm and reduce tension," Malaysia's Ministry⁴ of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

　　The discussion was tabled at the 10-member ASEAN Ministerial Meetings that raise curtain for the 22nd ASEAN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam.

　　According to the statement, the foreign ministers also discussed regional and international issues of common concern, including developments in the South China Sea and the expedition of efforts to accomplish the ASEAN Community by 2015.

　　ASEAN Community was a goal set about six years ago to turn ASEAN into a competitive, single market.

　　The ministers also agreed to start discussions on developing a post-2015 vision and take ASEAN's integration⁵ to the next step.

　　On South China Sea, they emphasized the importance of maintaining stability and cooperation to strengthen security and that territorial⁶ disputes should be resolved according to international law.

　　The pre-summit meetings included the foreign ministers' retreat and a political-security council meeting.

　　ASEAN is chaired by Brunei this year and consists of Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, the Philippines and Myanmar.

　　The 22nd ASEAN Summit is scheduled on April 24-25.

1 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

3 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

6 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。