Seoul (agencies)
The United States reaffirmed that its joint military exercises with South Korea are purely defensive in nature, rejecting North Korean allegations that they are provocative.
Yesterday, southern local media quoted a spokesman for the White House National Security Council as saying that the United States rejects the idea that its joint exercises with partners in the region constitute any kind of provocation, stressing that it is “routine, completely consistent with previous practices.”
A spokesman for the White House National Security Council said that the United States does not hold any hostility towards North Korea and seeks serious and sustainable diplomacy to address issues of concern to the two countries and the region, adding that the United States would like to meet North Korea at a time and place suitable for it.
These statements came after the North Korean Foreign Ministry stated that the US joint exercises with its allies had pushed the situation towards a red line and threatened to turn the peninsula into a huge war arsenal and a more dangerous war zone.
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