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Seoul Urges Pyongyang to Have 'Wise' Reaction to US-S. Korea Military Drill, Ministry Says

© AP Photo / Lee Jin-manSouth Korean army soldiers walk after an anti-terror drill as a part of Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise at National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017
South Korean army soldiers walk after an anti-terror drill as a part of Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise at National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.03.2021
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SEOUL (Sputnik) - South Korea hopes that North Korea will demonstrate a wise and flexible attitude toward Seoul's joint military exercises with the United States, which begins on Monday in the format of computer-simulated combined command post-training, the country's unification ministry said.

The drill, which will last until March 18, will have no outdoor maneuvers and involve a minimal number of troops. Pyongyang has long demanded Seoul and Washington to cease their military exercises, describing them as a sign of the US' hostile policy and a hindrance to normalisation of intra-Korean relations, as well as North Korea's relationship with the US.

"Considering that this time, scale and format-wise, the joint exercises are conducted in a flexible manner and at a minimal scale, we will try to conduct it in such a direction that will maintain the peace process on the Korean Peninsula. We expect that North Korea will also show a wise and flexible approach, corresponding to our efforts to establish a stable and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula," ministry spokesperson Lee Jong-joo said at a briefing.

South Korea and the US conduct annual military drills during spring and summer, as well as minor exercises throughout a year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and Pyongyang's negative reaction, starting late 2019 the main exercises are limited to computer-simulated Combined Command Post Training, with the last year's summer drill canceled.

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