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- U.S. and South Korean officials are gathering successful Hawaii this week to talk sharing nan costs of American troops successful South Korea.
- The talks purpose for a adjacent result to fortify nan alliance, officials say.
- The meeting, held successful Honolulu, focuses connected nan 12th ROK-U.S. Special Measures Agreement.
U.S. and South Korean officials will meet in Hawaii this week for talks connected sharing nan costs of keeping American troops successful South Korea, pinch nan U.S. seeking "a adjacent and equitable outcome" that will fortify nan alliance, nan U.S. State Department said connected Monday.
The 2 sides named envoys past period to motorboat early talks for a caller woody to return effect successful 2026. South Korean media said nan purpose was for an statement earlier immoderate November predetermination comeback by erstwhile President Donald Trump, who during his presidency accused Seoul of "free-riding" connected U.S. military might.
The State Department said nan first gathering connected nan alleged 12th ROK-U.S. Special Measures Agreement would beryllium held successful Honolulu from Tuesday to Thursday.
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The delegations would beryllium led by nan U.S. lead negotiator for information agreements Linda Specht and South Korea's typical for defense load sharing Lee Tae-woo.
U.S. and South Korean officials will meet successful Hawaii this week for talks connected sharing nan costs of keeping American troops successful South Korea, pinch nan U.S. seeking "a adjacent and equitable outcome" that will fortify nan alliance, nan U.S. State Department said connected Monday. (Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo)
"The United States seeks a adjacent and equitable result ... for some countries that will fortify and prolong nan U.S.-ROK Alliance," a State Department connection said, referring to nan Republic of Korea, South Korea's charismatic name.
More than 28,000 American troops are stationed in South Korea arsenic portion of efforts to deter nuclear-armed North Korea.
South Korea began shouldering nan costs of nan deployment, utilized to money section labor, nan building of subject installations and different logistics support, successful nan early 1990s.
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During Trump's presidency, nan sides struggled for months to scope a woody earlier Seoul agreed to summation its publication by 13.9% complete nan erstwhile 2019 pact nether which Seoul had paid astir $920 cardinal annually, nan biggest yearly emergence successful astir 2 decades.
Trump had demanded Seoul salary arsenic overmuch arsenic $5 cardinal a year.
A elder Biden management charismatic told Reuters successful March nan talks were connected way and up of schedule but nan U.S. did not spot November arsenic a "hard deadline."
The existent statement is group to expire successful 2025, pinch negotiations connected a successor pact usually held conscionable earlier nan extremity of nan existing one.
Trump is group to look disconnected against President Joe Biden successful nan November election.
A elder South Korean statesmanlike charismatic said past period Seoul expects nary basal displacement successful relations moreover if U.S. voters elite a caller president, but hopes for advancement connected nan defense cost-sharing talks this year.
