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S.Korea, US mull delaying drills due to presidential election
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IANS | 13 Jan, 2022
South Korea and the US are considering postponing their combined
springtime military exercise due to the March 9 presidential election
and the Covid-19 pandemic, multiple sources said on Thursday.
The
allies have been discussing the possible delay in consideration of the
virus' unabated spread and the need to ensure South Korean troops can
exercise their voting rights in the election unhindered by the
round-the-clock command post training, Yonhap news Agency quoted the
sources as saying.
"There have been discussions on the possible
postponement due to the election season and the coronavirus woes," an
informed source told Yonhap.
Seoul and Washington conduct two
major regular joint exercises each year -- one in March and the other in
August -- to reinforce their defense capabilities against possible
North Korean aggression.
For past major allied exercises, South
Korea's presidential election hardly affected their timing as voting
took place in December.
But Election Day changed to March 9 in
2017 following the ouster of former scandal-hit President Park Geun-hye.
Incumbent President Moon Jae-in began his single, five-year term in May
that year, two months after the election.
Asked to confirm the
allies' discussions on the exercise, the South Korean Defence Ministry
said the two sides were still in talks over the details.
The US Forces Korea (USFK) refused to comment on the exercise plans.
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