Employees work at Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will follow terms previously agreed with the United States on defence cost sharing, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, following a call by U.S. President Donald Trump for Seoul to pay more for the U.S. troop presence in the country.
Just before Trump won the presidential election in November, the countries struck a new five-year plan on sharing the cost of keeping U.S. troops in South Korea. Under the plan, Seoul would raise its contribution toward the upkeep of U.S. troops by 8.3% to $1.47 billion in the first year.
