State Department: US, S. Korea Agree ‘In Principle’ on Sharing Troop Cost
February 4, 2019, 9:31 PM
State Department: US, S. Korea Agree 'In Principle' on Sharing Troop Cost
FILE – South Korean (blue headbands) and U.S. Marines take positions as amphibious assault vehicles of the South Korean Marine Corps fire smoke bombs during a U.S.-South Korea joint landing operation drill in Pohang, South Korea, March 12, 2016.
The United States and South Korea have reached an agreement "in principle" on sharing the cost of stationing U.S. troops in the Asian country, the State Department said Monday.
"The United States and the Republic of Korea have reached an agreement in principle on a new Special Measures Agreement," a spokeswoman said. "Both sides are committed to working out remaining technical issues as quickly as possible."
CNN quoted a State Department official as saying that under the revised agreement, South Korea would boost its financial contribution to nearly $1 billion.
The 2014 deal that expired last year required Seoul to pay about 960 billion won ($848 million) a year for keeping some 28,500 U.S. troops in the South Korea. The allies had appeared unable to strike an accord to renew the deal despite 10 rounds of talks since March.
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