South Korean marines are pictured in action during a regular drill on Yeonpyeong Island, Nov. 1, 2018.
The Independent: North Korea says US-South Korea military drills violate agreement to work towards peace
‘It is an anachronistic military move to openly hold war drills aimed at others’
North Korean state media have accused the US and South Korea of violating a recent agreement to work towards peace by carrying out small-scale military drills.
In the latest blow to progress in denuclearisation talks between Washington and Pyongyang, the Rodong Sinmun said the exercises were in breach of a joint statement, signed on 19 September by both North and South Korea, to halt all “hostile acts”.
Donald Trump had declared the suspension of all joint military drills with South Korea following his warm summit with Kim Jong-un in Singapore in June. It was seen as a major coup for North Korea, which sees the exercises as a threat.
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Update: N. Korea Media: S. Korea-US Military Drills Violate Agreements (VOA/Reuters)
WNU Editor: At least there is some positive news .... North and South Korea start to tear down 22 front-line guard posts as they withdraw troops and weapons from towers along the border (Daily Mail).
