US-South Korea military exercises to start next month

The United States and South Korea have agreed to resume joint military drills early next month.The announcement came even as US President Donald Trump has planned a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 

The Pentagon said, the combined exercises are



defence-oriented and there is no reason for Pyongyang to view them as a provocation. 

It said the North Korean military had been notified about the schedule for the drills by the United Nations Command. The drills are expected to conclude by the end of May.