South Korea Requests Delay of Springtime Joint Military Exercises With US

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(Da The Diplomat – 21 dicembre 2017)

Seoul. The South Korean government has asked the United States to consider delaying the start of their annual springtime joint military exercises until after the Winter Olympics. The 2018 Winter Olympics will take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in February. The annual Foal Eagle/Key Resolve U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises typically begin around that time, but the South Korean government is concerned about possible provocations from North Korea as the exercises begin. “It is possible for South Korea and the U.S. to review the possibility of postponing the drill,” South Korean President Moon Jae-in remarked during a television interview on Tuesday. Moon clarified that the delay would only be possible should North Korea refrain from additional missile and nuclear tests in the meantime. […] “I have made such a suggestion to the U.S., and the U.S. is currently reviewing it. It all depends on how North Korea behaves,” Moon said, emphasizing that the delay would be conditional on North Korean behavior. […] If the delay is accepted by the U.S. side, the exercises would likely begin after the conclusion of the Paralympics in late-March 2018. “We, as allies, are committed to an alliance decision on the exercises and will announce the decision when appropriate,” U.S. Force Korea told the Washington Post in a statement. […]

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