Korea Standing Firm on 13% USFK Cost Sharing Increase Offer
President Moon has enough political capital after his party won the parliamentary elections decisively to hold his ground on this issue:
Seoul is standing firm against Washington’s repeated pressure for a hefty increase in its share of the cost for the upkeep of the 28,500-strong United States Forces Korea (USFK) stationed here. Although the lack of deal has put thousands of Korean workers at U.S. military bases on unpaid leave, the government is not accepting the U.S. demand, but instead responding by setting up special laws to support the workers.
Korea Times
“Korea and the U.S. are still in negotiations over the defense cost-sharing deal and nothing has been officially decided yet,” the foreign ministry said in a statement Thursday.
Cheong Wa Dae also said that the allies were still in talks, adding that there was nothing new to reveal.
You can read more at the link, but I can see this dragging out for quite a while.
Don’t know why those silly union members are in front of Humphreys, should be in front of the blue house. Commie moon doesn’t care about them, they work for the evil imperialist. In commie moon’s eyes they are all traitors.
The biggest losers will be the furloughed KN employees who Commie Moon doesn’t give a hoot about.