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World NewsNovember 14, 2019 / 11:27 PM / Updated 24 minutes agoPentagon's Esper says it is crucial South Korea pays more for U.S. troopsPhil Stewart, Joyce LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper pressed South Korea on Friday to pay more for the cost of stationing U.S. troops in the country and to maintain an intelligence-sharing pact with its other Asian ally, Japan, that Seoul is about to let lapse. Speaking after a high-level defense policy meeting with his South Korean counterpart, Jeong Kyeong-doo, Esper also said the two countries must be flexible with their joint military drills to back diplomatic efforts to end North Korea’s nuclear program.But he stopped short of announcing any new reduction in military exercises that North Korea has sharply condemned. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-esper/pentagons-esper-says-it-is-crucial-south-korea-pays-more-for-u-s-troops-idUSKBN1XP0FB
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