South Korea to boost funding for US troops under new accord: State Department

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South Korea will increase its contribution to the cost of US forces stationed in the country under an agreement reached with the United States, ...

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The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, on Aug 23, 2016. WASHINGTON: South Korea will increase its contribution to the cost of US forces stationed in the country under an agreement reached with the United States, the State Department said on Sunday .

The representative said the proposed agreement included a"negotiated meaningful increase in host nation support contributions," but gave no further details. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the agreement in principle earlier on Sunday, said the deal must still be approved by the South Korean legislature.The State Department said the two countries were now working on the final steps to conclude the agreement for signature.

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