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Yongsan military base back in Korean hands after 138 years Posted : 2020-12-11 17:11 Updated : 2020-12-13 12:54 Choi Chang-won, first vice minister of government policy coordination, announces the return of 12 U.S. military sites to Korea during a joint government briefing at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Friday. Yonhap By Yi Whan-woo The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) for the first time returned part of the land inside Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul to the Korean government, Friday. The site ― a sports field on South Post and a softball field adjacent to the Nation...

After their intial agreement decades ago there have been countless delays in their actual return. For more, we go to our Kim Ji-yeon at Seoul's defense ministry. Ji-yeon, what's the latest? The Office for Government Policy Coordination along with the ministries of foreign affairs and defense said South Korea and the U.S. have agreed to the prompt return of a total of twelve U.S. military facilities to South Korea. This was at a videoconference meeting held Friday at the 201st joint committee meeting on the Status of Forces Agreement. Those installations in Seoul alone include the U.S. Army...

Yongsan military base back in Korean hands after 138 years Posted : 2020-12-11 17:11 Updated : 2020-12-13 12:54 Choi Chang-won, first vice minister of government policy coordination, announces the return of 12 U.S. military sites to Korea during a joint government briefing at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Friday. Yonhap By Yi Whan-woo The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) for the first time returned part of the land inside Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul to the Korean government, Friday. The site ― a sports field on South Post and a softball field adjacent to the Nation...

The United States on Friday returned 12 American military sites to South Korea, including some in central Seoul, amid persistent concerns that an additional delay would further dampen regional development efforts. During a virtual joint committee session of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), Seoul and Washington agreed on the return of the sites, though they failed to bridge differences on who and how to shoulde...

Parts of Yongsan Garrison Among a Dozen US Military Sites Being Returned to South Korea Col. Teresa Schlosser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District (FED) commander, and Richard Byrd, FED Deputy District Engineer, roll the district flag during a colors casing ceremony, Aug. 31, 2018, in Seoul, South Korea. (U.S. Army/Antwaun Parrish) 11 Dec 2020 Stars and Stripes | By Seth Robson and Yoo Kyong Chang Parts of Yongsan Garrison and the former headquarters ...