Asian and European foreign ministers on Tuesday condemned North Korea's nuclear test, saying it was a clear violation of United Nations resolutions and other international agreements. Their statement called on North Korea to immediately return to diplomatic talks aimed at defusing disagreements over its atomic program. «Ministers reaffirm their support for the six-party talks to seek early and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula in a peaceful manner,» said the statement issued on the closing day of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Hanoi, according to a report of Associated Press.