South Korea's defence ministry says no talks held with US on troop withdrawal

FILE PHOTO: US soldiers from the 11th Engineer Battalion and 2nd Infantry Combined Division participate in the joint river-crossing exercise conducted for South Korean and US soldiers in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi province, South Korea, 20 March 2024. JEON HEON-KYUN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's defence ministry said on Friday that Seoul and Washington had not had discussions about the withdrawal of some U.S. troops stationed in the country.

The ministry made the comment in response to a report by the Wall Street Journal that said the U.S. was considering pulling out roughly 4,500 troops from South Korea.