国际英语资讯:S. Korea, U.S. to hold talks over upkeep cost-sharing for USFK
<p><span word="SEOUL">SEOUL</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 13-- <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="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="of">of</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="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</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="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</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="Dec">Dec</span>. 17 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 18.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</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="with">with</span> <span word="patience">patience</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="upkeep">upkeep</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>.</p><p><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="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="some">some</span> 5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="cost">cost</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="USFK">USFK</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="installations">installations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="logistics">logistics</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p>
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