儘管朝鮮反對，韓國表示軍演照常

South Korea is refusing to delay joint military drills with the United States, as requested by North Korea during high-level talks this week.



The annual war games are set to begin later this month, around the same time as planned reunions between families separated by the Korean War.



Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said the North's threat to call off the reunions because of the exercises was inappropriate.



The two sides Wednesday held their highest-level talks in seven years. Seoul says Pyongyang demanded a two-day delay in the drills.

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North has for weeks asked for a cancellation or, more recently, a relocation of the drills. It views them as an unacceptable rehearsal for invasion.韓國拒絕推遲與美國聯合舉行的軍事演習，朝鮮本星期在一次高層會談中提出這一要求。

美韓年度軍演定於本月晚些時候舉行，計劃中的韓戰離散家庭團聚也在同一時間。

韓國國防部發言人金珉奭說，朝鮮以軍演爲由威脅取消團聚計劃，這種做法是不適當的。

韓國和朝鮮星期三舉行了數年來最高層次的會談。首爾表示，平壤要求把軍演推遲兩天。

幾星期來，朝鮮一直要求取消美韓軍演，後來又要求改變軍演地點。朝鮮將美韓軍演視爲不可接受的入侵預演。