Seoul denies talks with US on potential troop pullout


THE defence ministry said there have been no talks with Washington on pulling US troops from the South, after a Wall Street Journal report claimed Washing­ton was considering a partial withdrawal.

Citing US defence officials, the Wall Street Journal report yesterday said Washington is considering whether to move around 4,500 troops out of South Korea and deploy them to other locations, including Guam.

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