China News Service, Seoul, August 10 (Reporter Liu Xu) On the 10th local time, South Korea and the United States launched a four-day crisis management staff training, which means that the two militaries have actually entered the mode of joint military exercises in the second half of the year.
According to previous reports from South Korean media, South Korea and the United States will hold a joint command post exercise in the second half of the year from 16 to 26 of this month. The formal exercises such as defense (phase 1) and counterattack (phase 2) will be commanded by computer simulations as originally planned. The exercises are carried out.
Taking into account the risk of the spread of the epidemic, the scale of the joint performance will be reduced compared to March.
The Deputy Minister of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Kim Yu-jung, made a statement on the 10th, condemning the United States and South Korea for holding a joint military exercise, and urging the US troops stationed in South Korea to withdraw from South Korea.
Kim Yoo-jung said that this military exercise "is the most concentrated manifestation of the U.S.'s attempt to use strength to stifle our country and its hostile policy towards North Korea. It is also a self-destructive act that threatens the safety of our people and further deteriorates the situation on the Korean peninsula. It will never be affected. Welcome, and will pay the price".
In response, the spokesperson of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense Fu Shengcan reiterated at a regular press conference that the South Korean-U.S. joint exercise was jointly decided by South Korea and the United States based on the alliance relationship. The process of the transfer of command authority and the diplomatic efforts to promote permanent peace on the peninsula are in close consultation with the United States on the timing, scale, and format of the joint command post exercise.
An official from the Ministry of Unification of South Korea said that Kim Yu-jung's remarks reiterated the consistent position of the DPRK and will pay close attention to the DPRK's attitude in the future and be prepared to deal with all possibilities.
In any case, the tension on the peninsula should not be aggravated. This is very important. It is hoped that the will of the leaders of South Korea and North Korea to achieve peace on the peninsula and develop bilateral relations will be respected.
According to South Korean media reports, according to previous practice, it is expected that South Korea and the United States will inform the North Korean side of the schedule and nature of the exercise through a direct phone call between North Korea and the United Nations Military Command before officially launching the exercise on the 16th.
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