CNN: Trump, South Korea's Moon agree to no military drills during Olympics
US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have agreed not to hold joint military drills during the Winter Olympic Games in February, Korea's presidential office has said, a day after a diplomatic breakthrough reestablished communications between North and South Korea.
In a phone call on Thursday, Trump and Moon "agreed not to host joint military drills during the period of Pyeongchang Olympics," in South Korea, the Blue House in Seoul said in a statement. The Games are scheduled for February 9 to 25.
A senior US military official also confirmed to CNN that there would be no joint exercises during the Games.
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WNU Editor: This is South Korean President Moon Jae-in's carrot to the North Koreans to come to the Olympics next month.
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