South Korea's military began two days of drills on Sunday around a tiny isl...
SEOUL - South Korea’s military began two days of drills on Sunday around a tiny island also claimed by Japan, prompting a protest from Tokyo just days after Seoul decided to scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with its neighbor amid worsening relations.
The military drills were scheduled to begin on Sunday and will include naval, air, and army forces, a South Korean ministry of defense official said. Ko Min-jung, a spokeswoman for South Korea’s presidential Blue House, said the drill was an annual exercise and not aimed at any specific country.The exercise included roughly double the number of South Korean forces previously involved and included an Aegis-equipped destroyer and nine other warships, Yonhap news agency reported, citing a navy official.
Relations between South Korea and Japan began to deteriorate late last year following a diplomatic row over compensation for wartime forced laborers during Japan’s occupation of Korea. The defense drills around the islands have typically been conducted twice a year but the current exercises had been delayed as relations deteriorated, Yonhap reported.In July, South Korea and Japan responded to what they saw as a violation of their air space near the islands by a Russian military plane.
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