国际英语资讯:S.Korea, U.S. to hold talks for upkeep cost-sharing for USFK
<p><span word="SEOUL">SEOUL</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 15-- <span word="Negotiators">Negotiators</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upkeep">upkeep</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> (<span word="USFK">USFK</span>), <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Measures">Measures</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="SMA">SMA</span>), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 28,500 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="stationed">stationed</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 18-19.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Honolulu">Honolulu</span>, <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="each">each</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="consult">consult</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="side">side</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>, <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="SMA">SMA</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expire">expire</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="SMA">SMA</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> 1.04 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="won">won</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 890 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stationing">stationing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="up">up</span> 8.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>' <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Jeong">Jeong</span> <span word="Kyeong">Kyeong</span>-<span word="doo">doo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Esper">Esper</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Jeong">Jeong</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upkeep">upkeep</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>-<span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>, <span word="mutually">mutually</span> <span word="agreeable">agreeable</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> 1991, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upkeep">upkeep</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="logistics">logistics</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p>
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