Posted : 2021-02-12 15:04
Updated : 2021-02-12 15:05
A handout photo made available by the United States Forces Korea shows Members of Team Osan preparing to receive the first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020. Yonhap
South Korea and the United States are getting close to a new defense cost-sharing agreement for American troops here, CNN reported Friday, as they seek to bolster their alliance and defense posture.
The two sides may be just weeks away from signing a deal, CNN said, citing five sources familiar with the matter.
The U.S. news outlet reported that the deal is likely to be a multi-year agreement that increases Seoul s contribution to cover the presence of U.S. troops at around the 13 percent increase South Korea had suggested in 2020.
Posted : 2021-02-05 14:24
Updated : 2021-02-06 16:54
Foreign Minister nominee Chung Eui-yong speaks during a parliamentary confirmation hearing by the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, Friday. Yonhap
Foreign Minister nominee Chung Eui-yong said Friday that inter-Korean ties and the COVID-19 pandemic should be taken into account in planning this year s military exercises between South Korea and the United States, though he noted the need for a proper level of the drills.
During a parliamentary confirmation hearing, Chung stressed various implications of large-scale exercises between the allies, in an apparent show of concern that such military maneuvers could provoke North Korea and derail efforts to resume stalled dialogue with it.