South Korea and the U.S. are set to begin another round of negotiations in Hawaii for defense cost-sharing from Tuesday to Thursday, local time.<br />Before leaving South Korea on Tuesday, Seoul's newly-appointed top negotiator Jeong Eun-bo said he will ensure Seoul makes a "reasonable and equitable" financial contribution to the U.S.<br />The negotiations on the 11th Special Measures Agreement will decide how much Seoul needs to pay next year for the upkeep of over 28-thousand U.S. forces stationed on South Korean soil.<br />The agreement for 2019 called for South Korea to pay 886 million U.S. dollars,... an increase of 8-point-2 percent from the previous year.<br />
