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Defense ministers agreed to postpone the US Air Force 's air training scheduled for December. It seems that North Korea decided to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue diplomatically.

It is Son Suk Min correspondent in Washington.

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Defense Minister Chung Kyung - Doo and Defense Secretary Matus US have decided to postpone the training of Vijilant Ace in December when they meet at the Defense Ministers' Meeting in Singapore.

The Pentagon says the two ministers have decided to suspend drills to give North Koreans an opportunity to continue all diplomatic processes on the North Korean issue.

The Violent Ace participated in the joint training that the ROK Air Force conducted every year. In the last year, when the North Korean nuclear crisis hit its peak, 230 fighters and fighter jets participated.

In particular, North Korea was strongly opposed by mobilizing stealth fighters such as the F-22 and F-35 and the B-1B strategic bomber called the Death Swan.

After the North American summit, President Trump has postponed training for the Eugene Freedom Guardian scheduled for August.

Mathis also pointed out that this effort should lead to the final denuclearization of North Korea.

[Mathis / US Secretary of Defense: Like the United Nations resolution, the United States is committed to the final and fully substantiated denuclearization of North Korea.]

It is noteworthy whether the decision to abandon the joint training, which was carried out before the resumption of negotiations on North Korea's denuclearization, would play a role in raising the power of dialogue.