"동맹이 더 나빠" 트럼프 압박 속 한미 방위비 협상 곧 시작<br /><br />Seoul and Washington will soon begin negotiations to decide South Korea's share of defense costs for maintaining the 28-thousand U.S. troops stationed in the country.<br />According to the foreign ministry,... the 11th round of talks could begin as soon as late September.<br />The allies are believed to be working to fix specific dates.<br />Back in March,... they agreed on a deal where Korea pays 869-million U.S. dollars -- up 8 percent from the previous year.<br />But that deal only runs until 2019.<br />The talks would come amid increasing pressure from Washington for Seoul to pay more.<br />President Trump has repeatedly called on allies, including South Korea,... to increase their share of costs.<br />His latest remarks came on Thursday in Baltimore,... that allies sometimes treat the U.S. "worse than anybody else." <br />
