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Seoul Urges Pyongyang to Avoid 'Provocations' Amid US-South Korea Drills

© AFP 2023 / KIM JAE-HWAN US and South Korean marines cross a bridge during mountain warfare drills in Pohang, about 370 km (230 miles) southeast of Seoul
US and South Korean marines cross a bridge during mountain warfare drills in Pohang, about 370 km (230 miles) southeast of Seoul - Sputnik International
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North Korea should refrain from provocative actions against the backdrop of the joint US-South Korean Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG), a spokesman for South Korea's unification ministry said Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, tens of thousands of both US and South Korean servicemen started their participation in the UFG that would continue until August 31.

"The Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) drills are the allies' annual and defensive exercises. We are urging North Korea to stop its provocations and return to the negotiation table as soon as possible," Baik Tae-hyun said, as quoted by the Yonhap news agency.

South Korean army soldiers conduct an anti-terror drill as part of Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea - Sputnik International
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Seoul Has No Intention to Escalate Tensions by Holding US-S Korea Drills
About 17,500 US servicemen and about 50,000 South Korean troops will reportedly participate in the drills, which had been considered by North Korea as a rehearsal for invasion of its territory.

The United States and South Korea have a long history of cooperation in the sphere of defense that goes back to the Korean War in the 1950s. Within the framework of this alliance, the sides hold joint military exercises on a regular basis. The issue of security on the Korean Peninsula has become more complicated in recent years amid a series of ballistic and nuclear tests carried out by Pyongyang in violation of the UN Security Council's resolutions.

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