USS John C. Stennis arrived at Republic of Korea Fleet base in Busan, in March, 2016 (Photo: VNA)

Rodong Sinmun, the official daily of the North Korea's ruling Workers' Party said the US made it public that it is deploying aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in Japan and the USS Carl Vinson in the waters off the Korean Peninsula, besides extra fighters and other strategic assets to South Korea. The article added such moves are an unacceptable military provocation to cast a shadow on improved inter-Korean relations and challenging the demand of the public at home and abroad for reconciliation and peace on the Korean peninsula.

South Korea on Saturday agreed to hold a meeting with North Korea next Monday on cooperation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The inter-Korean meeting will be held in the village of Panmunjom at the border of the divided Korean Peninsula.