South Korea, U.S. agree to suspend joint military drills scheduled for August: Yonhap

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FILE PHOTO: American and South Korean flags at Yongin South Korea
FILE PHOTO: The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS

June 18, 2018

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States have agreed to delay a joint military exercise called the “Ulchi Freedom Guardian,” South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday.

The two countries were widely expected to announce the suspension of “large-scale” military drills this week after U.S. President Donald Trump surprised officials in Seoul and Washington when he pledged to end “war games” after his summit in Singapore last week with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

South Korea’s Defense Ministry officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

(Reporting by Christine Kim, editing by G Crosse)

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