[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The U.S. Department of State announced on the 7th (local time) that the negotiations on the defense cost-sharing for the U.S. Forces Korea between South Korea and the U.S. have reached a principled agreement.

Jeong Eun-bo, South Korean Defense Cost-Sharing Negotiation Ambassador (left), and Donna Welton, U.S. Department of State Defense Cost-Sharing Negotiation Representative, are negotiating in Washington DC (Photo by U.S. Department of State).

Jeong Eun-bo, South Korean Defense Cost-Sharing Negotiation Ambassador (left), and Donna Welton, U.S. Department of State Defense Cost-Sharing Negotiation Representative, are negotiating in Washington DC (Photo by U.S. Department of State).

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The State Department evaluated that this agreement will strengthen the ROK-U.S. alliance and joint defense.



The State Department revealed the fact of reaching the agreement and released a photo showing Jeong Eun-bo, South Korea's defense cost-sharing negotiation ambassador (left), and Donna Welton, the State Department's defense cost-sharing negotiation representative, negotiating in Washington D.C.


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