Military drills set to be suspended

ROK media says major exercises with US to be halted this week

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea and the United States are expected to announce the suspension of "large-scale" military drills this week, with the provision that they would restart if the Democratic People's Republic of Korea failed to keep its promise to denuclearize, news agency Yonhap said on Sunday.

Citing an unnamed government source, the ROK news agency said the suspension was likely to affect only major joint exercises, not more routine military training.