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(VOVworld)- The Republic of Korea’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday that joint military drills between Seoul and Washington will be conducted as scheduled despite a demand from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to cancel it. The Republic of Korea’s Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said operations Key Resolve and Foal Eagle will be carried out as scheduled explaining that they are their normal military exercises. The DPRK's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said Wednesday that Seoul and Washington must cancel their annual military drills and warned of an "unimaginable holocaust and disaster " and crisis of inter-Korean ties.