US-South Korea joint drills may bring catastrophe to region, says Pyongyang
The drills, lasting 12
days, seek to coordinate a response to a possible invasion by North Korea
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NEWS : North Korea on Friday
warned that the controversial joint military exercises of South
Korea and the US, which are scheduled to start
next week, could bring a catastrophe to the security in the region.
The annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian
exercises, which will start on August 21, would "further drive the
situation on the Korean Peninsula into a catastrophe", according to a
brief statement released by the North Korean state agency KCNA.
Every year in August, the South
Korean and US forces jointly hold military exercises which include the world's
largest computer-simulated war games and involve several thousand troops from
both countries, reports Efe news.
The exercises, which last 12 days,
seek to coordinate a response to a possible invasion by North Korea.
Despite the defensive nature of the
maneuvers, North Korea still criticises the operation every year and considers
them as preparations for an attack of Pyongyang.
The statement came after a heated
exchange of threats with Washington earlier last week.
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