North Korea slammed South Korea for "reckless'' military drills near their disputed sea boundary, but the South quickly denied any training in the area, the scene of several bloody inter-Korean naval skirmishes. The wrangling came five days after the rivals exchanged gunfire along their land border that Seoul says the North started. A statement from the North's Ministry of the People's Armed Forces accused South Korea of mobilizing fighter jets and warships for drills in the western sea boundary on Wednesday. North Korea said the South Korean drills violated 2018 agreements that require both countries to halt firing exercises along their land and sea borders to lower front-line animosities. A ministry official, requesting anonymity citing department rules, said that South Korea has been maintaining its military readiness without violating the 2018 agreements.-AP

Source: The Standard May 08, 2020 07:18 UTC