北외무성 "한미 '동맹훈련' 하면 북미실무협상에 영향"<br /><br />If South Korea and the U.S. hold military drills next month, working-level talks between North Korea and the U.S. could be in jeopardy.<br />A statement released Tuesday by the North's foreign ministry... says if the allies go ahead with a planned joint exercise in August... it's considering scrapping the working-level talks agreed to... by President Trump and Kim Jong-un last month at the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjeom.<br />Pyeongyang says Washington is trying to break the spirit of the first summit last year in Singapore... and is blatantly trying to pressure Pyeongyang.<br />Therefore, it says, North Korea is running out of reasons to stick to the promises it's made to the U.S.<br />The ministry said the North's decision not to test nuclear weapons or ICBMs... is equivalent to America's pledge to stop the joint drills.<br />
