美차관보 "트럼프 동맹훼손 안 원해…방위비 소통 멈추지않았다"<br /><br />The U.S. continues to have conversations regarding the defense cost-sharing agreement with South Korea as the alliance remains strong.<br />According to the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs on Friday, communication between the two countries has never stopped regarding the Special Measures Agreement on cost-dividing for the U.S. army's presence in South Korea.<br />He said the lines of communication between the two countries' presidents, top diplomats, and top negotiators remain open and active.<br />He also said the two parties are looking for amenable space to get close on the cost-deal as neither side wants to see the alliance erode.<br />