South Korea's defense minister Jeong Kyeong-doo has once again stressed that even after the transfer of wartime operational control from Washington to Seoul sometime in the future,... U.S. troops and the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command will remain in the country.
The remarks came during an appearance on a TV program last night,... where the nation's defense, foreign, and unification ministers discussed defense and foreign relations policies.
Jeong also said,... the exact timing of the OPCON transfer is not yet determined, although he added,... Seoul has been preparing for the transfer for the last 10 years,... and now is the time to implement the necessary steps for it.