S. Korea, U.S. to postpone joint military drills until after Winter Olympics



News S. Korea, U.S. to postpone joint military drills until after Winter Olympics Decision to delay exercises comes shortly after reopening of inter-Korean communication channel Hamish Macdonald January 4, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON korea by The U.S. Army on 2008-03-01 08:41:42 The U.S. and South Korea have agreed to postpone joint-military exercises set to overlap with the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in February and March, South Korea’s Presidential office said on Thursday. According to the Blue House, Presidents Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in discussed the issue by phone, with the South Korean leader requesting the postponement and Trump accepting the proposal. “It would be a big help to make PyeongChang Olympics a peace Olympics and guarantee its success if you express your intention to delay the ROK-U.S. joint military drills during the period of PyeongChang Winter Olympics,” the Blue House quoted © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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S. Korea, U.S. to postpone joint military drills until after Winter Olympics

Decision to delay exercises comes shortly after reopening of inter-Korean communication channel

Hamish Macdonald January 4, 2018

S. Korea, U.S. to postpone joint military drills until after Winter Olympics

korea by The U.S. Army on 2008-03-01 08:41:42

The U.S. and South Korea have agreed to postpone joint-military exercises set to overlap with the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in February and March, South Korea’s Presidential office said on Thursday.

According to the Blue House, Presidents Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in discussed the issue by phone, with the South Korean leader requesting the postponement and Trump accepting the proposal.

“It would be a big help to make PyeongChang Olympics a peace Olympics and guarantee its success if you express your intention to delay the ROK-U.S. joint military drills during the period of PyeongChang Winter Olympics,” the Blue House quoted

S. Korea, U.S. to postpone joint military drills until after Winter Olympics

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