South Korean President Moon Wants The U.S. To Postpone Military Drills Until After The Olympics

Newsweek: U.S. Should Postpone Military Drills Against North Korea Until After the Olympics, South Korea’s President Says

The United States should postpone its planned joint military exercises with South Korea until after the 2018 Winter Olympics in the hopes of stabilizing the region ahead of the games, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told NBC News on Tuesday.

Moon also wants North Korea to cease its missile tests and other provocations until the end of the Winter Olympics, in March 2018.

“If North Korea stops its provocations leading up to the Pyeongchang Olympics, it will greatly help in holding a safe Olympics. Also, it will help in creating conducive atmosphere toward inter-Korean as well as U.S.-North Korean dialogue,” Moon said.

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Korean government has qualified the above statement .... S.Korea says delay in joint U.S. drills depends on halt to N.Korea provocations (Reuters).

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