Seoul, Feb 20 : The US and South Korea will go ahead with military drills off the Korean peninsula despite the “Peace Olympics” and the recent thaw in North-South relations, the South’s defense ministry said in a report to the National Assembly, according to Yonhap news agency of South Korea.
In the run-up to the Olympic Games in PyeongChang, Seoul was able to convince Washington to delay the start of their annual winter/springtime joint military exercises until after the games.
The temporary halt to the annual Foal Eagle/Key Resolve US-South Korea joint military exercises allowed North and South Korea to develop a dialogue that the South hopes will ease the mounting tension in the region, the RT.
COM News added.
On Tuesday, a day after Pyongyang warned against the resumption of the military drills, South Korea’s defence ministry announced that the allies will still hold the Key Resolve and Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercises.
(UNI)
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