Pentagon Says Peace Talks Not Related to US Troop in Korea
The USFK commander’s remarks makes me wonder if he inadvertently spoke about something already being discussed at higher levels?
The U.S. Department of Defense has reaffirmed that the issue of the American troop presence in South Korea is not directly related to denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang, multiple Seoul officials said Thursday.
Yonhap
It delivered the message recently to Seoul’s Ministry of National Defense amid a controversy over U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) chief Gen. Robert Abrams’ remarks at a congressional session, which were seen as signaling the possibility of the U.S. troop withdrawal — or drawdown — after a peace treaty is signed with North Korea, according to the officials.
In response to a senator’s question Tuesday about the USFK, the commander said his troops will stay on the peninsula, “Until there is a peace treaty, because we still remain in a state of armistice, a cessation of hostilities, until such time that there is a peace treaty between all of the parties.”
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