South Korea to announce joint military drill plan with US before April
2018-02-21 08:59:04 source：Straitstimes
February 20, 2018
SEOUL (REUTERS) — South Korea and the United States will announce plans before April for a postponed joint military drill, South Korea's defence minister said on Tuesday (Feb 20).
Seoul and Washington had agreed to postpone the regular joint military exercise until after the Winter Olympics and Paralympics being hosted in South Korea, which end on March 18.
After the decision to delay the joint exercise, North Korea agreed to hold the first official talkswith South Korea in more than two years and send athletes to the Winter Games, easing a standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes.
Asked when the two countries will hold the postponed drill, Song Young Moo told Parliament he and his US counterpart, James Mattis, would make an announcement between March 18 and the start of April.
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