US, South Korea agree to expand military exercises to deal with North Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his US counterpart Joe Biden today (May 21) agreed to begin discussions on expanding joint military exercises between the two countries in light of North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. Fairy growing.
According to Yonhap news agency, the two leaders reached an agreement during their first summit in Seoul, which came when both countries believed North Korea was about to conduct an inter-Korean nuclear or ballistic missile test. continent, maybe even when the President of the United States is on a tour of Asia.
“Both leaders agreed to launch discussions to expand the scale and scope of military exercises and training on and around the Korean Peninsula,” the joint statement at the summit said. Fairy”.
Joint exercises between the US and South Korea have been scaled back due to the Covid-19 pandemic. North Korea has condemned the drills as rehearsals for invasion, despite assurances from South Korea and the United States that it is for defensive purposes only. The United States maintained 28,500 troops in South Korea after the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice instead of a peace treaty.
Speaking at a press conference after the summit, the South Korean president said he and the US president discussed the need to hold various types of drills, including under the scenario of North Korea launching an attack. Nuclear.
At the press conference, President Joe Biden The US has offered to donate a Covid-19 vaccine to North Korea but has not received a response. Asked if he would be willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump said: “it depends on whether he is sincere and serious.”
Hoai Linh
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