A military exercise that the United States and South Korea will hold next week has drawn a strong reaction from North Korea’s Foreign Ministry. The ministry described the exercise as “training for a war of aggression.”
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that the exercise, called Ulchi Freedom Shield, will be launched by the United States and South Korea on Monday and will last 11 days.
The ministry argued that the exercise would create a new level of instability in the region. The statement said this year’s exercise would be more dangerous, provocative and threatening than last year’s.
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry also said that the country would exercise its right of self-defense against all threats and challenges. The ministry said North Korea would demonstrate its stance toward its “enemies” more clearly.
The statement said that the exercise would address the military capabilities and combat methods of the United States and South Korea in their entirety.