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N. Korea slams S. Korea for recent military drill
N. Korea slams S. Korea for recent military drill
14:04 May 08, 2020 Yonhap News
...In a statement carried by the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the spokesperson for the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces denounced the joint Navy-Air Force drills as "the height of the military confrontation."
"The recent joint drill was staged in the air and sea in the biggest hotspot area in the West Sea of Korea in which military conflicts occurred between the North and the South in the past, and it was openly launched, assuming there were a 'strange sign' and 'provocation' from us," the spokesperson said...
...South Korea's defense ministry denied any violation of the military agreement.
"The joint exercise was a defense training conducted in the western waters off Gunsan. It was carried out in compliance with the Sept. 19 agreement," a ministry official said, referring to the inter-Korean deal reached in 2018. Gunsan is located some 270 kilometers south of Seoul.
"The recent joint drill was staged in the air and sea in the biggest hotspot area in the West Sea of Korea in which military conflicts occurred between the North and the South in the past, and it was openly launched, assuming there were a 'strange sign' and 'provocation' from us," the spokesperson said...
...South Korea's defense ministry denied any violation of the military agreement.
"The joint exercise was a defense training conducted in the western waters off Gunsan. It was carried out in compliance with the Sept. 19 agreement," a ministry official said, referring to the inter-Korean deal reached in 2018. Gunsan is located some 270 kilometers south of Seoul.
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https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200508001152325
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