US-S.Korea joint drills begin
As opposed to the past when Seoul deliberately publicized the USA strategic assets approaching the peninsula for the exercises, local military sources said the Defense Ministry will try to keep the exercises low-key this year in order to not provoke North Korea, which has promised to halt all missile and nuclear testing during the period of talks.
Earlier, North Korea had called on to the US and South Korea to suspend their frequent military deals for the sake of initiating a dialogue between the two Korean countries.
The allies often kick off their largest annual military exercise in late February or early March for a two-month run.
As many as 12,200 USA troops are expected to be mobilized in late April for further drills in South Korea.
More than 11,500 service members, including thousands based outside of Korea, plan to participate in the four-week Foal Eagle training, along with around 300,000 South Korean soldiers.
The annual Foal Eagle drill - a series of field training exercises involving about 11,500 USA and 290,000 South Korean troops - began early yesterday, a South Korean Ministry of Defense spokesman said. The Japanese island plays a strategic role for United States deployment in the region and hosts some 26,000 United States troops.
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The drill, which will be held through next Sunday, involves the USS Wasp, the U.S. Navy's multipurpose amphibious assault ship carrying F-35B stealth fighter aircraft and the USS Bonhomme Richard, another vessel of the same class. The allies' Marines are scheduled to start the Ssangyong or "double dragon" exercise on the same day.
But its leader Kim Jong Un reportedly softened his tone when he met South Korean envoys in March.
The 28,500-strong US Forces Korea is already stationed in Korea as a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended in an armistice.
It's unclear if joint military drills this month or in April will complicate Trump's efforts to secure the denuclearization of North Korea, a goal he will discuss with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a summit in upcoming weeks. While the date for the much-hyped meeting has not yet been set, it is expected to take place by May.
-South Korean military drills as preparations for an invasion, but has not raised such objections this time.
A number of South Korean protesters held up signs denouncing the military exercises on Sunday.
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