Yun Hojung on North Korea's Criticism of ROK-US Drills: "Must Not Cause Military Tensions"

Yoon Ho-jung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the policy coordination meeting held at the National Assembly on the 12th and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Yoon Hojung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, raised his voice on the 12th regarding North Korea's criticism of the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises, stating, "There should be no acts that provoke military tensions on the Korean Peninsula."

At the policy coordination meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Yoon said, "I believe there is no reason for either side to narrow their scope of maneuver in the dialogue phase that was hard to come by."

He stated, "(The South Korea-U.S. joint exercises) are annual exercises conducted for decades and an exercise of sovereignty for strengthening security," adding, "It is well known that these are defense-oriented exercises, not offensive ones."

He continued, "Considering the COVID-19 situation, the training methods and scale have also been significantly reduced," and pointed out, "South Korea and the U.S. are making efforts for the dialogue phase. North Korea must be aware of this as well."

Floor Leader Yoon emphasized, "Until yesterday, North Korea has not responded to regular communications. A North Korean military official made very dangerous remarks about the exercises," and added, "It is hard to believe that this happened just two weeks after the communication line was reopened by the agreement between the South and North Korean leaders."

He then added, "We urge the prompt resumption of communication."

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