US and South Korea Agree on Cost-Sharing Deal for American Troop Presence

US and South Korea Agree on Cost-Sharing Deal for American Troop Presence
South Korean and American flags at Yongin, South Korea, on Aug. 23, 2016. Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Updated:

The United States and South Korea reached an agreement March 7 on how to share costs for American troops present in the country, which will entail a “meaningful increase” in the longtime U.S. ally’s contributions.

The State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs announced the deal in a series of tweets, saying it had been reached “in principle on proposed text for a New Special Measures Agreement that will strengthen our Alliance and our shared defense.”
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
twitter
Related Topics