US Army's Expenses for Resident in Korea Reopening Next Week Focus on Finding a Compromise November 29 19:49
The next talk between the US and South Korea over the expenses for the US military stationed in South Korea next year will be held for two days from the 3rd of next month. As the US asks the Korean side to significantly increase the burden, last week's talks ended with a large gap between the two, and the focus is on finding a compromise.
The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 29th that the US and South Korean governments will hold a fourth round of discussions in Washington on the 3rd and 4th of next month over the expenses for the US military stationed in South Korea next year.
The US side is calling for a significant increase in the burden on South Korea as a rich country, etc., and the Korean media demands about 5 billion dollars a year, more than 540 billion yen in Japanese yen I am telling you.
The Korean side, on the other hand, insisted that it should be shared fairly at a reasonable level, and the third round of talks held last week ended with a plan that was not filled with the gap between the two sides. It is.
The agreement that sets the current expenses will end on the 31st of next month, and the focus will be on finding a compromise in this talk. Next year, the United States will hold a presidential election and South Korea will hold a general election. While both refrained, both sides said that they could not compromise easily, and it is expected that the battle will become even more intense.
The future of the US-Korea talks will be attracting attention as Japan is also planning to negotiate with the US over the burden of the US military in Japan next year.