Reuters: South Korea says U.S. reaffirms it will pay THAAD costs; joint drills wrap up
South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Donald Trump said Seoul should pay for the $1-billion battery designed to defend against North Korea.
In a telephone call on Sunday, Trump's national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, reassured his South Korean counterpart, Kim Kwan-jin, that the U.S. alliance with South Korea was its top priority in the Asia-Pacific region, the South's presidential office said.
The conversation followed another North Korean missile test-launch on Saturday which Washington and Seoul said was unsuccessful, but which drew widespread international condemnation.
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WNU Editor: The U.S. will pay for the deployment .... but National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is indicating that in the future this will change when the deal is negotiated.
More News On The U.S. Committing To Pay For The South Korean Deployment of THAAD
McMaster says US will pay for THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea -- FOX News
National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster: U.S. will pay for missile defense in South Korea -- Washington Times
McMaster: U.S. will adhere to Korean missile defense deal 'until any renegotiation' -- Politico
McMaster to South Korea: US will pay for missile defense system -- The Hill
South Korea Says McMaster Affirms THAAD Funding Deal Unchanged: Official -- NBC
