US and South Korea do military exercise for the first time since Summit Now

South Korea and the United States conducted a small-scale military exercise on Monday. It was the first time since the presidency of US President Donald Trump and his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-a that it had been agreed to suspend these exercises.

The exercises take place the day before the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets in New York his North Korean counterpart Kim Yong Chol. They continue to discuss a concrete interpretation of denuclearization plans and a possible second consultation between Trump and the North Korean dictator.

Five hundred US marines participated in the exercise that took place in the South Korean port city of Pohang. South Korea's defense minister said earlier this week that the United States and their country will set a date for a major military exercise in December in December.

Joint exercises of the United States and South Korea were temporarily suspended after the summit. in June, when Trump and Kim Jong-un announced their intention to phase out North Korea's nuclear arsenal.

North Korea threatened to resume its nuclear weapons program

No commitment or deadline has been agreed. North Korea demanded the cessation of exercises, which had long been a thorn in Pyongyang.

Earlier this week, North Korea threatened to resume its controversial nuclear program if the United States did not ask for harsh sanctions on its country. cancel. Trump had already alluded to this at the summit, provided that North Korea accepts the phasing out of the nuclear weapons program.

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