The leaders of South Korea and the United States agreed not to conduct joint military exercises during the winter Olympic games in Pyeongchang, reports Yonhap news Agency.

American Director of Donald trump, and South Korean counterpart moon Jae-In have agreed about it during a telephone conversation. The conversation lasted 30 minutes.

The parties also discussed cooperation on resolving the problems around North Korea. The head of South Korea noticed that Seoul "will conduct a close meeting with the United States" on inter-Korean dialogue. Winter Olympic games 2018 will be held in the South Korean city from 9 to 25 February. Pyeongchang is located 80 kilometers from the border with North Korea. Sports officials of several countries spoke about the concerns regarding the safety of athletes in connection with the rising tension on the Korean Peninsula due to the development of nuclear missile programs of the DPRK.

North Korea in the last few years busy developing Intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads for their equipment. The last missile test " And 15 ", which, according to one version, can hit a target at a distance of 13 thousand kilometers, the DPRK held on November 29. Pyongyang said that now he can strike throughout the United States.

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