US, South Korea agree of funding of Korean workers, Pentagon says
[WASHINGTON] The Pentagon on Tuesday said that it had come to an agreement with South Korea on a proposal for Seoul to fund thousands of Korean workers who were put on unpaid leave earlier this year.
In a statement, the Pentagon said the agreement meant that South Korea would pay more than US$200 million to fund 4,000 Korean workers through the end of 2020.
However, it added that the two countries had still not come to an agreement on a broader cost-sharing agreement, which led to the workers being furloughed in the first place.
REUTERS
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