After the Hanoi summit, United States and South Korea said that they will end their annual large-scale joint military exercises as United States is pursuing efforts to improve ties with North Korea.
Hanoi Summit:
The decision comes days after the conclusion of US President Donald Trump's second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, which ended without a formal agreement but with both sides suggesting they would keep talking.
Mr Trump has ruled out withdrawing any of the 28,500 US forces based in South Korea to defend it from its nuclear-armed neighbour, which invaded in 1950.
Foal Eagle Exercise:
Foal Eagle is a combined field training exercise (FTX) conducted annually by the armed forces of South Kore and the United States Armed Forces under the auspices of the Combined Forces Command.
It is one of the largest military exercises conducted annually in the world. In the past, it has involved 200,000 South Korean forces and some 30,000 US soldiers.
Foal Eagle has been a source of friction with the government of North Korea.
In June 2018, US President Donald Trump announced that the US would suspend the joint military exercises with South Korea. However, the joint military exercises resumed again in November 2018 though at a small scale.
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