N. Korea's denouncements against S. Korea do 'no help' to improving inter-Korean ties: Ministry
- 5 years ago
통일부 "북한 연이은 비난, 남북관계 발전에 도움 안 돼... 연합훈련 北 겨냥한 것 아냐"
South Korea's unification ministry says North Korea's denunciations of South Korea for its joint military exercises with the U.S. are not helping to improve inter-Korean relations.
The ministry said today the ongoing "Combined Command Post Training" exercise is not a large-scale field drill that targets the North, but only a computer-based exercise that prepares for the OPCON transfer from Washington to Seoul.
It added the drill does not violate the inter-Korean military agreement.
Pyeongyang's foreign ministry issued a statement on Sunday lashing out at Seoul, saying it won't talk with the South unless it pulls out of the joint military exercises or provides a convincing reason.
South Korea's unification ministry says North Korea's denunciations of South Korea for its joint military exercises with the U.S. are not helping to improve inter-Korean relations.
The ministry said today the ongoing "Combined Command Post Training" exercise is not a large-scale field drill that targets the North, but only a computer-based exercise that prepares for the OPCON transfer from Washington to Seoul.
It added the drill does not violate the inter-Korean military agreement.
Pyeongyang's foreign ministry issued a statement on Sunday lashing out at Seoul, saying it won't talk with the South unless it pulls out of the joint military exercises or provides a convincing reason.