South Korea signs deal to pay more for U.S. troops after Trump demand


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  • Sunday, 10 Feb 2019

FILE PHOTO: U.S. army soldiers take part in a military exercise at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, February 7, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - Officials signed a short-term agreement on Sunday to boost South Korea's contribution towards the upkeep of U.S. troops on the peninsula, after a previous deal lapsed amid U.S. President Donald Trump's call for the South to pay more.

About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea, where the United States has maintained a military presence since the 1950-53 Korean War.

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