Mattis: Exercises with South Korea ‘indefinitely suspended’
2018-06-23 08:28:45 source：Navy Times
June 23, 2018
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has “indefinitely suspended” joint military exercises with South Korea as part of the agreement to get North Korea to denuclearize, the Pentagon announced late Friday.
The exercises were called “provocative” by President Donald Trump, who also questioned their cost-effectiveness, and he agreed with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to cancel them as part of an agreement reached in Singapore that could lead to North Korea getting rid of its nuclear weapons.
However, the exercises have been an integral part of improving joint operability with South Korea’s military, and they are considered a key part of the U.S. commitment to protect Seoul from a potential attack from the North.
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