SE Asia to adopt new plan on nuclear-free zone
Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia are due to adopt a five-year work plan on Sunday to strengthen the implementation of a treaty banning nuclear weapons in the region, a Philippine diplomat said. Since 1997, a treaty creating the South East Asian Nuclear Weapons Free Zone (SEANWFZ) has been in force in the region, limiting the use of nuclear power by members to peaceful purposes, such as power generation. Full Story