'12-Month Defense Cost-Sharing Agreement Gap' Korea-US Talks Held... Prompt Agreement Expected
Agreed to Cooperate Closely for Prompt Derivation of Fair and Mutually Acceptable Agreement
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] South Korea and the United States held a video conference between their respective negotiation teams on the 30th of last month to review the status of the 11th Special Measures Agreement (SMA) negotiations on defense cost-sharing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
Jung Eun-bo, South Korea's Special Representative for Defense Cost-Sharing Negotiations, and Donna Welton, U.S. Department of State's Defense Cost-Sharing Negotiation Representative (Senior Advisor for Political-Military Affairs), agreed to closely cooperate to promptly reach a fair and mutually acceptable agreement.
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An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, "In addition to the two chief negotiators, officials from South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Defense, as well as from the U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense, participated in the consultations."
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