Pyongyang is quickly dropping its reconciliation rhetoric spurred by the ongoing Olympic games, once again threatening Washington from resuming joint military drills with South Korea at the conclusion of the games.
Pyongyang is quickly dropping its reconciliation rhetoric spurred by the ongoing Olympic games, once again threatening Washington from resuming joint military drills with South Korea at the conclusion of the games.
The resumption of joint military drills continues to be “a provocative act of chilling the active efforts of the DPRK and enthusiasm of the international community to defuse tension and create a peaceful environment,” North Korean officials said in a statement on state-run media outlet Korean Central News Agency.
Officials in North Korea warned any U. S. military drills set to take place after the games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, would endanger any goodwill toward ongoing reconciliation efforts on the peninsula, fostered between Pyongyang and Seoul in the run up to the games, the statement said.
The comments came after acting Chargé d’Affaires Marc Knapper suggested the drills could resume as soon as the Olympics wrap up on Feb. 25, adding the issue of suspending future war games on the peninsula has not been considered by the Trump White House, Chinese media outlet Xinhua News reported.
