Ministry of Unification: "South Korea-US Joint Exercises Should Be Flexibly Judged Considering Various Situations"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The Ministry of Unification stated that the upcoming South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises scheduled for next month "should be judged flexibly, taking into account various situations."
On the 6th, when asked about the stance on the South Korea-U.S. joint exercises, a Ministry of Unification official said, "The government’s position is that under no circumstances should military tensions arise on the Korean Peninsula," emphasizing this point.
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The official added, "From this perspective, the second half of the year’s South Korea-U.S. joint exercises should be wisely and flexibly judged by comprehensively considering factors such as the COVID-19 situation, military demands including the transfer of wartime operational control, and the creation of dialogue conditions for denuclearization and peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula."
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