U.S. and South Korea Discussions on the sharing of US military expenses in the United States
The US and South Korea government talks were held in Seoul until the 25th over the next year's expenses for US forces stationed in South Korea, and both sides decided to discuss again in the United States next month for a fair share of expenses. The Korean media have expressed their view that the difference in position has become clear between the American side, which says “an increase in burden is necessary”, and the Korean side, which “is fully paying”.
The US and South Korean governments discussed in Seoul for two days until the 25th, over the expenses for the US military stationed in South Korea next year.
According to the announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea, both sides decided to continue discussions in the United States next month because of “reasonable and fair sharing”, but did not disclose details such as the amount of the burden.
Regarding this talk, the Korean news agency, Union News, showed that the US side thought that “Korean expenses were insufficient and that an increase was necessary.” "They are," and the view that the difference in position has become clear.
In terms of expenses for the next year, the US may ask for a burden of approximately 6 trillion won, six times the cost of South Korea ’s increase in response to requests from the US, or approximately 540 billion yen in Japanese yen. The Korean government is likely to continue to face tough negotiations.