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(CNN) --
North Korea has called on the United States and South Korea to stop large-scale military exercises in the region, a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement Monday.
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"The situation on and around the Korean peninsula has re-entered the phase of serious power confrontation due to the unremitting and reckless military moves of the United States and South Korea," the statement read.
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South Korea and the United States began a series of large-scale military air exercises on Monday to strengthen deterrence against potential North Korean provocations.
The drills will include more than 100 fighter jets and will take place over South Korean airspace from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4.
The spokesman also warned that the North Korean government could take "more powerful response measures" if the drills continue.
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"If the United States continuously persists in serious military provocations, the DPRK will consider more powerful response measures," the statement said.
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“If the United States does not want any serious measures that do not suit its security interests, it must stop the useless and ineffective war exercises immediately.
If not, you will have to fully bear the blame for all the consequences," the statement warned.
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