South Korea and the United States are holding consultations on joint military exercises. Senior South Korean officials: it is best to postpone the exercise

　　Chinanews, August 3, according to South Korean media reports, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Fu Shengcan said at a regular press conference on the 2nd that South Korea and the United States are maintaining close consultations on the joint command post exercise in the second half of the year.

　　Fu Shengcan said that the South Korean side is comprehensively considering the epidemic situation, the South Korean-U.S. joint defense situation, the process of the transfer of wartime operational command, and diplomatic efforts to promote permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula, and are in close consultation with the United States on the joint command post exercise in the second half of the year. Related matters.

However, the time, scale, and method of this exercise have not yet been determined, and the specifics will be decided through consultation between the two parties.

Data map: On April 2, 2017, local time, in Pohang City, South Korea, the South Korean Navy participated in the South Korean-US joint military exercise "Harrier Eagle" landing exercise.

　　The US Department of Defense also stated on the same day that the joint exercise is a matter to be decided by South Korea and the United States, and any decision will be made through consultation between the two sides.

　　In addition, South Korean Unification Ministry spokesperson Lee Chung-joo stated at a press conference on the 2nd that under no circumstances should the South Korean-US joint military exercises cause tension on the Korean Peninsula. Will continue to work in this direction.

　　A high-ranking official of the Ministry of Unification also stated on July 30 that he thought it was best to postpone the Korean-American joint performance.

　　According to reports, South Korea and the United States are still negotiating on the implementation of joint military exercises as planned. The two sides plan to hold a rehearsal crisis management staff training (CMST) from August 10th to 13th, and the second half of the year from 16th to 26th. The command post exercise (21-2 CCPT) is currently preparing for this, but the scale and method of the military exercise will be partially adjusted according to the epidemic situation.