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The deliberate train has drawn eager consideration amid concern that the North may use the train as a pretext for provocations within the early months of the administration of US President Joe Biden. Pyongyang has lengthy denounced such drills as a rehearsal for invasion.
The protection ministry has mentioned the train will happen as deliberate, however Unification Minister Lee In-young mentioned Wednesday the 2 Koreas ought to provide you with a “smart and versatile” resolution on the difficulty to keep away from escalating tensions.
Requested to touch upon Lee’s comment, protection ministry spokesman Boo Seung-chan mentioned the mixed command put up coaching is a daily train that’s defensive in nature.
“South Korea and the US are intently coordinating maintain the mixed command put up train in consideration of the COVID-19 state of affairs,” Boo instructed a daily press briefing.
Protection Minister Suh Wook additionally mentioned final week South Korea will stage the train with the US as deliberate, including that Seoul is able to talk about the difficulty with Pyongyang through army channels to ease tensions.
Seoul and Washington often maintain main mixed army workout routines twice a 12 months, together with smaller-scale ones all year long. The springtime one is meant to be held round March.
Since 2018, South Korea and the US have both canceled or scaled again joint drills to again diplomacy with North Korea. (Yonhap)
