Biden and Yoon mull more military exercises amid N Korea tensions – By Al Jazeera Staff (Al Jazeera) / May 21, 2022
Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programme tops the agenda as Yoon hosts Biden for their first in-person talks in Seoul.
Seoul, South Korea – The leaders of South Korea and the United States have agreed to consider expanding the scope and scale of their joint military exercises after a record number of missile tests from North Korea since the beginning of the year.
President Yoon Suk-yeol and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, announced the move in a joint statement on Saturday following their first summit in South Korea’s capital, Seoul.
“The two presidents share the view that [North Korea’s] nuclear program presents a grave threat not only to peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, but also the rest of Asia and the world,” the statement said.
“Both leaders condemn [North Korea’s] escalatory ballistic missile tests this year,” it said.
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