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S. Korea to continue with military drills, despite N. Korean offer
Decision to go ahead with drills could lead to increasing inter-Korean tensions
by Chad O’Carroll , January 17, 2014
South Korea will go ahead with planned joint military exercises from February, despite a North Korean proposal to end the cycle of inter-Korean tension-raising in exchange for a halt to the planned drills.
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South Korea refuses to call off military drills with US at North’s request
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/17/south-north-korea-military-drills-united-states
South says North’s latest demand is disingenuous as it insults the South even while Kim Jong-un is calling for improved ties
South Korea refuses to call off military drills with US at North’s request
South Korean soldiers gather for a military exercise near the demilitarised zone between the two Koreas. Photograph: Ahn Young-Joon/AP
Friday 17 January 2014 10.49 GMT
South Korea has rejected a call from the reclusive North to halt “provocative” military drills with the United States, saying that as a democracy it does not launch pre-emptive strikes.
North Korea has previously demanded that the South call off the annual drills, labelling them a prelude to invasion, but this year it also suggested both sides take steps to ease tension, including a moratorium on mutual verbal attacks.