1) Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister now has the title of foreign minister
2) Kevin Rudd's concern is the Taepodong-2 Long Range missile being built in North Korea which presents a great threat to the nearby global community. His other concerns are that North Korea is deluding itself into thinking that other countries have been trying successfully to destabilize the country.
3) Kevin Rudd as Australia's representative was present at the ASEAN forum
4) Recently, North Korea has shelled South Korean homes over the border, torpedoed a South Korean frigate and defied two United Nations security council resolutions by continuing their enriched uranium program which is the creation of the Taepodong - 2 Long Range nuclear missile. They also believe that other countries have been sabotaging the stability of the country.
5) The direct threat, being the Taepodong - 2 Missile, is a problem for Australia as it presents a security issue as a missile that could easily level an entire city, with such large amounts of funds and technology being put into the building of the missile, which has taken over a decade, and still is not complete.
6) By calling out the North Korean counterpart, Mr Pak, in public, he aims to stabilize diplomatic relations between other ASEAN countries to warn them of the obvious North Korean aggression and its threat towards other countries. It affects Australia's relationship with North Korea in a negative way but improves the relationship with other countries as it represents Australia being a security force and trying to maintain peace. Australia's role is to maintain the peace and try to ensure no war breaks out.
7) Australia plays a big role in international relations especially with the ASEAN members and the United States as it has a good enough army to be able to maintain some peace around the world. I also think that Australia is trying to impress the USA for diplomatic reasons to ensure our safety.
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