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The US and South Korea will hold joint military exercises; North Korea: strongly condemns and issues a stern warning.
Jin10 reported on August 11 that North Korean Defense Minister Ri Yong-gil made a statement on the 10th local time, condemning the upcoming "Ulchi Freedom Shield" joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea. The statement said that the U.S. and South Korea have unabashedly exposed their military confrontation stance against North Korea, which poses a serious challenge to the security environment of the Korean Peninsula and the region once again. The North strongly condemned the provocative actions of the U.S. and South Korea and issued a stern warning regarding the negative consequences that would result from them. Ri Yong-gil stated that flaunting military power to North Korea will backfire, making the security of the U.S. and South Korea even less secure.

