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US-SKorea to decide fate of future drills after review

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Last Updated : Nov 01 2018 | 2:00 AM IST

Seoul and Washington will decide in the coming weeks whether to continue suspending large-scale joint military drills, South Korea's defense minister said Wednesday.

After President Donald Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June, the US said it would suspend "select" exercises with South Korea, including the large-scale Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercises over the summer.

The two allies this month announced they would also suspend a December drill called "Vigilant Ace" to give diplomats more time to negotiate with North Korea on its nuclear arsenal.

Speaking alongside US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon, South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said officials were conducting a review on what to do about future "major, large-scale exercises."

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First Published: Nov 01 2018 | 2:00 AM IST

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