U.S. known to have asked for US$ 1.2 billion of defense contributions from South Korea
- 5 years ago
Despite the deadline having well passed,... there's still a big gap between South Korea and the U.S. on sharing the cost of American troops stationed in South Korea.
The U.S., despite the previous 9 rounds of talks to narrow down the gap, requested that Seoul pay 1-point-25 billion U.S. dollars a year towards the costs.
This is around 1-point-3 times more than what Seoul is currently paying,... and the order is said to have come "from the top."
The U.S. later on reduced the amount to 1-point-2 billion dollars, but told South Korea that they cannot accept anything less than 1 billion dollars.
Seoul, meanwhile reportedly said the most that it can accept is 1-trillion Korean won, which is 886-million dollars.
The two are also known to have big differences over the validity period of the agreement, with Washington arguing 1 year, and Seoul... the usual 5 years or 3 years.
The U.S., despite the previous 9 rounds of talks to narrow down the gap, requested that Seoul pay 1-point-25 billion U.S. dollars a year towards the costs.
This is around 1-point-3 times more than what Seoul is currently paying,... and the order is said to have come "from the top."
The U.S. later on reduced the amount to 1-point-2 billion dollars, but told South Korea that they cannot accept anything less than 1 billion dollars.
Seoul, meanwhile reportedly said the most that it can accept is 1-trillion Korean won, which is 886-million dollars.
The two are also known to have big differences over the validity period of the agreement, with Washington arguing 1 year, and Seoul... the usual 5 years or 3 years.