Sourced: Korea Joongang Daily
Washington asked Seoul to share the cost of rotationally deploying U.S. strategic assets around the Korean Peninsula, an official with South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, stoking local fears about a higher financial burden as the Donald Trump administration is pushing allies to pay more for their defense.
The official, who spoke to reporters on the condition of anonymity, said Friday that the remark was made during the second round of discussions for the renewal of a cost-sharing agreement for maintaining American troops in South Korea. The meeting was held in Jeju Island last Wednesday to Thursday.
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