The U.S. Defense¹ Department said on Monday that it has suspended all planning for a joint² military exercise with South Korea in August.

 

美国国防部周一宣布，停止原计划八月份与韩国的所有联合军事演习。

 

Pentagon spokesperson Dana White said that "the United States military has suspended all planning for this August's defensive³ 'wargame' (Freedom Guardian)."

 

The decision was "consistent with President (Donald) Trump⁴'s commitment in concert with our Republic of Korea ally," she said in a statement.

 

The United States will stop conducting war games with South Korea, Trump said in Singapore last week after a historic summit with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

 

As for subsequent military drills, the spokesperson said, "We are still coordinating⁵ additional actions. No decisions on subsequent wargames have been made."

 

There will be a meeting at Pentagon later this week on this issue attended by U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor⁶ John Bolton, she added.

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