The new arrangement, pending ratification by the South Korean parliament in April, would increase Seoul’s share of the cost by a little over 8 percent…
The new arrangement, pending ratification by the South Korean parliament in April, would increase Seoul’s share of the cost by a little over 8 percent to $924 million in U. S. dollars.
South Korean officials described the new deal as a compromise with President Trump’s request for a “huge increase.” The officials stressed the importance of “a strong South Korea-U. S. alliance and the need for a stable stationing of U. S. troops” and said the response from most of South Korea’s government to the revised arrangement has been “positive so far.”
“It has been a very long process, but ultimately a very successful process,” South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said of negotiations with the Americans.
“United States government realizes that Korea does a lot for our alliance and peace and stability in the region,” said chief U.
