South Korea and the U.S. will starts talks on Wednesday for the renewal of a cost-sharing agreement for basing American troops in the South.
Seoul's delegation to the negotiations on the tenth Special Measures Agreement,... held in Honolulu, Hawaii,... will be headed by Chang Won-sam,... and include defense officials.
The allies have conducted negotiations to decide Seoul's financial contribution for U.S. Forces Korea,... and the five year agreement,... the ninth of its kind,... is set to expire on December 31st.
South Korea's contribution reached over 870 million U.S. dollars as of last year,... and is expected to increase as President Trump has indicated he may ask Seoul to pay more.