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Flickr/Marines The annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises will begin on April 1. The exercises were postponed for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The exercises are expected to be "at a scale similar to" that of previous years. WASHINGTON (AP) — At a potentially pivotal moment of diplomacy with North Korea, the Pentagon said Monday that annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises that had been postponed for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will begin April 1. In a brief statement, the Pentagon said Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his South Korean counterpart, Song Young-moo, agreed to go forward with the maneuvers, known as Foal Eagle and Key Resolve, "at a scale similar to" that of previous years.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: The surprising reason why NASA hasn't sent humans to Mars yetSee Also:A key Kurdish official linked to the US has been found dead in SyriaChina, Russia welcome North and South Korean diplomacy, seem to think there's a real chance for peaceMattis says the Taliban has some interest in peace talks after pressure campaign on PakistanSEE ALSO: A new era of diplomatic relations with North Korea could be on the horizon — here's what's happened so far