The Pentagon denied the news that the US will attract thousands of soldiers in South Korea – Cyprus Newspaper

The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced in the country’s press that the news that the news that the withdrawal of thousands of US troops in South Korea was evaluated ”did not reflect the truth.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, X account, said the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) newspaper, « the United States’s plan to withdraw thousands of soldiers in South Korea on the agenda, » the news in the news that the news does not match the reality.

Parnell said that the news that the Ministry of Defense will reduce US troops in South Korea, Parne, stressed that the US-South Korean alliance is strong and that the cooperation of the two countries in the field of defense and security will continue.

In a statement made by the South Korean Defense Ministry, Seoul and Washington did not have any talks on the withdrawal of the soldiers.

The United States and South Korea agreed on a 5 -year plan for the sharing of defense expenses in 2024. US President Donald Trump argued that Seoul administration should cover most of the expenses of US troops in South Korea.

Trump also pointed out that the cost of the US military presence in the region would come to the agenda in the ongoing commercial negotiations with South Korea.

WSJ: The US is reviewing its military presence in South Korea

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said in a report that the Trump administration evaluated withdrawing thousands of US troops in South Korea.

Sources speaking to the newspaper, one of the options developed by the Pentagon, approximately 4,500 soldiers withdrew to the Indo-Pacific region, especially Guam, said it contains.

Trump has raised frequent changes in the US military presence in South Korea since its first presidency. There are currently about 28 thousand 500 American soldiers in the region.