Seoul and Washington had scaled back the exercise recently and changed the name, but North Korea strongly objected, calling it evidence of a lack of interest in improving relations.
Seoul iyo Washington ayaa dib u dhaleeceeyay howsha dhawaanta, waxayna beddeleen magaca, laakiin Kuuriyada Waqooyi ayaa si adag u diidan, iyagoo ugu yeeray caddeyn muujineysa inaysan dan ka jirin hagaajinta xiriirka.