U.S. and South Korea agree to expand joint military drills, take strong steps against North Korean provocations The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States have agreed to further expand the countries' joint military exercises amid intensifying North Korean provocations, they said in a joint statement released Tuesday. 2023.2.1
![Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, right, and his U.S. counterpart, Lloyd Austin, hold a joint press conference after their talks at the defense ministry in Seoul on Tuesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10774202.jpg?imageId=10774202&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)