The United States has been pushing for increased pressures for further compromise by the South Korean government, saying they have shown considerable flexibility in recent weeks in relation to the US-ROK defense cost-sharing negotiations.

A US State Department spokesman said today (28th) that the government has decided to prepay the wages of USFK Korean workers who have been forced to take unpaid leave in the wake of prolonged defense-sharing negotiations. "As part of our policy, we will not publicly confirm or comment on South Korea's proposals, which are dealt with through diplomatic channels between allies," in a written questionnaire.

Earlier, senior government officials said that the government would pay 70% of the wages to over 4,000 people who were on leave, and if the negotiations between the United States and the United States were to be resolved later, plans to pay the U.S. tax would be excluded. "We have delivered this policy to the side, but there has been no objection to it."

A State Department spokesman also reaffirmed that "the United States is still committed to achieving mutually acceptable agreements." "Our long-standing view is that Korea can and should contribute more to a fair share." .