Anchor: South Korea and the U.S. have decided to suspend the Ulchi Freedom Guardian(UFG) exercise slated for August amid dialogue efforts to denuclearize North Korea. The suspension of the UFG drill comes after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his plan to end "war games" with Seoul after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore last week. 
Our Bae Joo-yon has more. 

Report: The defense ministries of South Korea and the U.S. announced on Tuesday that the allies have decided to suspend "all plans" for the upcoming computer-simulated Ulchi Freedom Guardian(UFG) exercise. 
 
The two sides apparently reached the decision to enable smooth dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and setting up a peace regime. 
 
The Defense Ministry in Seoul said that no decision had been made on other joint drills and the two countries would continue consultation on further actions. 
 
Initially, the two countries were said to be mulling the suspension of all three major "war-game"-type military drills -- the UFG, the Key Resolve and the Foal Eagle – but decided to only suspend the UFG for now.
 
The allies are likely to decide whether to conduct the two other major war games depending on progress in talks with North Korea and the implementation of possible follow-up steps.
 
Pyongyang has been critical of the joint exercises, deeming them war rehearsals against the North.
 
The suspension of the UFG drill comes after U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed on Sunday that it was his idea to suspend joint military exercises between South Korea and the U.S.
 
However, he added that the drills can start up immediately if talks break down, which he hoped will not happen.
Bae Joo-yon, KBS World Radio News.

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