The United States and South Korea on Sunday announced that they are postponing a joint military air exercise criticized by North Korea as provocative in a bid to keep alive foundering nuclear talks with Pyongyang.
¡°After close consultation and careful consideration, Minister Jeong and I¡¯ve jointly decided to postpone this month¡¯s Combined Flying Training Event,¡± U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said at a joint news conference with his South Korean counterpart, Jeong Kyeong-doo, on the sidelines of a regional security meeting in Bangkok.
¡°We have made this decision as an act of goodwill to contribute to an environment conducive to diplomacy and the advancement of peace,¡± Esper said. ¡°We encourage the DPRK to demonstrate the same goodwill as the considerate decision on conduct of training, exercise and testing.¡±
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