Tuesday, July 27, 2010

US plans military exercises with South Korea

The US and South Korea are planning on joining their army forces for military exercises in which the Pentagon says joining together both army forces would claim a preclusion to North Korea.

Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of State and Robert Gates, a defense Secretary, will visit Seoul next week to discuss about the military exercises.

An international inspection was against North Korea, but Pyongyang, a capital city of North Korea, has denied it.

Geoff Morrell said Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Gates would discuss and approve the conjoined naval and air exercises in the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea.

China refused allowing the two countries to train their army forces near its waters, because doing so will lead to the tension with North Korea which is China’s ally.

According to Mr. Morrell, “the maneuvers were a matter of our ability to exercise in the open seas, in international waters. Those determinations are made by us and us alone".

Even though the exercise is defensive in nature, but as Mr. Morrell stated “it will send a clear message of deterrence to North Korea.”

Though both countries- - The US and South Korea are still not ready to give out any information on the military exercise, they planned to start it as soon as possible.

On 26 March, 46 lives found lost after the sinking of the corvette Cheonan happened near the disputed maritime border between the two states.

International investigators say torpedo launched by North Korea is an answer as to why the navy ship was sunk, however, Pyongyang denied its action.

The conviction made by the United Nations Security Council last week seemed to avoid blaming North Korea.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia+pacific-10640167

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