Seoul, Washington fail to agree on cost of U.S. troops; U.S. ‘not focused on’ $5 billion demand

By Net News on December 18, 2019 1:22 pm |

South Korea and the United States failed on Wednesday to agree on Seoul’s contribution toward hosting some 28,500 U.S. troops, but the U.S. side hinted after the two days of talks ended that it will no longer stick to its $5 billion demand.