South Korean National Security Adviser: 'No U.S. Troop Reductions In South Korea'

Chung Eui-yong (left) meets with his US counterpart John Bolton in Washington DC on Friday, local time. (Yonhap)

Yonhap News Agency: Cheong Wa Dae says U.S. Forces Korea will stay even after peace treaty

SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- A presidential aide said Wednesday that U.S. troops will continue to be stationed in South Korea even if a peace treaty is signed to formally end the 1950-53 Korean War.

The ranking official flatly dismissed the possibility of a withdrawal floated by a special security adviser to President Moon Jae-in.

"The government's position is that the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is playing the role of a mediator between major powers surrounding the country, such as China and Japan. It is the government's stance that the USFK is needed," the Cheong Wa Dae official told reporters, while speaking on condition of anonymity.

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