Trilateral naval drill raises concerns over regional stability
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Naval">Naval</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="drill">drill</span>, <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jeju">Jeju</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="interdiction">interdiction</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Destroyers">Destroyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="submarine">submarine</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mobilized">mobilized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> "<span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="maneuvers">maneuvers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="observers">observers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="USS">USS</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yokosuka">Yokosuka</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drill">drill</span>, <span word="Kyodo">Kyodo</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="interoperability">interoperability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communications">communications</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> "<span word="cooperative">cooperative</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>", <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jiji">Jiji</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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