South Korea says U.S. troops to stay after peace deal
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U.S. troops will remain on the Korean  peninsula even if the North and South reach a peace deal to  replace the armistice that ended their 1950-1953 war, South  Korea's foreign minister said on Friday.
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North Korea cannot afford to stall on or repudiate the six-party nuclear pact, as it has in the past with international agreements, the head of South Korea's official unification think tank said on Wednesday.
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The United States and South Korea failed to hammer out a deal over a timetable for the planned reduction of US troops here, with Seoul asking for the cut to be delayed, officials said.
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The United States agreed under  pressure from South Korea on Wednesday to stretch out over an  additional three years until 2008 the withdrawal of 12,500 U.S.  troops from that country.
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South Korea on Saturday welcomed an agreement struck with Washington to give Seoul wartime operational control over its forces, hailing it as a boost in their 50-year alliance.
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The US agrees to stagger a troop withdrawal from South Korea, due to fears about the North.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell and South Korea's defense minister Yoon Kwang-Ung endorsed plans to pump more money into beefing up South Korea's defense capability despite a planned cut in US forces there.
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South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said on Friday he sees the North Korean government as stable and wanting to resolve the nuclear issue to improve relations with the United States.
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The United States and South Korea discussed a possible peace treaty for the Korean peninsula when a State Department official visited here last week, Seoul officials said.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 28 -- Negotiators in Afghanistan said Tuesday they had reached agreement on a deal that will allow 19 South Korean church volunteers to go free after six weeks in Taliban captivity, apparently ending a hostage crisis that has gripped both nations, officials said.
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Unless the South Korean government agrees to pay more of the cost of hosting American military forces, the Pentagon may feel compelled to trim its presence there, a senior official said Monday.
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South Korea will not be able to complete a major relocation of US military bases by 2008 as scheduled due to protests by residents and a dispute over cost-sharing, the defence ministry says.
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South Korea and the United States closed a round of defense talks in Seoul on Friday aimed at scheduling a reduction of US troops on the Korean peninsula without agreeing on the timeline of the realignment.
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South Korea's president said on Friday he sees the North Korean government as stable and wanting to resolve the nuclear issue to improve relations with the United States.
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South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun has urged dialogue rather than the use of force to solve the North Korean nuclear standoff, saying in an interview Friday he was sure talks would eventually lead to a resolution.
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South Korea says it has seen no sign of the North shutting its nuclear facility, a key part of last month's landmark deal.
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The United States and South Korea agreed Friday that by 2012 the South Koreans will be responsible for commanding their military in wartime.