SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea are pledging to strengthen their combined defenses against what they call threats by North Korea, but they announced no specific new steps toward a long-delayed transfer of wartime control of South Korean forces from the U.S. military to the South Korean government.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter called North Korea an “up-close, dangerous and continuing threat.”
Carter appeared at a news conference with his South Korean counterpart, Han Min-koo, who said his country would not tolerate further military provocations by the North.
In a joint written statement issued after closed-door meetings, they condemned North Korea’s recent suggestion that it intends to conduct a long-range missile launch or nuclear test.
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