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South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Timothy Betts, acting Deputy Assistant Secretary and Senior Advisor for Security Negotiations and Agreements in the U.S. Department of State, stand before their meeting at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 10, 2019. Lee Jin-man/Pool via Reuters
South Korea will pay $60 million more for the upkeep of U.S. troops on its territory after President Donald Trump requested a boost in contribution from Seoul.
The two nations signed a short-term deal in Seoul on Feb. 10, which will increase South Korea’s annual bill by 6.75 percent to $890 million.
