The South Korean government on Tuesday announced that it will suspend large-scale annual civil defense drills and independent military exercises.South Korean Minister of the Interior and Safety Kim Boo-kyum said Seoul has “decided to tentatively suspend the government’s Ulchi exercise planned this year,” at a special news conference following the government's weekly cabinet meeting.Minister Kim cited “various security situations including recently-established inter-Korean relations and the suspension of the joint ROK-U.S. Ulchi Freedom Guardian military drills staged in August every year” as reasons for the cancellations.Seoul and Washington last month announced plans to postpone all planning
The South Korean government on Tuesday announced that it will suspend large-scale annual civil defense drills and independent military exercises.
South Korean Minister of the Interior and Safety Kim Boo-kyum said Seoul has “decided to tentatively suspend the government’s Ulchi exercise planned this year,” at a special news conference following the government's weekly cabinet meeting.
