South Korea, US to hold defense cost-sharing talks in LA

(VOVWORLD) - South Korea and the United States will hold a new round of defense cost-sharing talks in Los Angeles this week, amid growing concerns over potential furloughs for Korean employees in the US Forces Korea.

US and South Korean soldiers during a joint military live-fire drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 65 kilometers northeast of Seoul in 2017.

(Photo: AFP/ VNA)

A South Korean delegation led by top negotiator Jeong Eun-bo flew to Los Angeles on Monday for the seventh round of negotiations on the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) set for Tuesday and Wednesday.

The talks come about two months after the previous SMA negotiations in Washington.

South Korea plans to strike a deal within this month, but may seek to reach at least a partial agreement regarding the possible furloughs for South Korean workers at US military bases in South Korea.

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