[CPEO-MEF] [South] Korea, U.S. in tough talks

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Korea, U.S. in tough talks over bases pollution

By Lee Joo hee
Korea Herald
February 27, 2006
	
	
South Korea and the United States are engaged in tough negotiations over 
how to split the cost of cleaning up contaminated U.S. bases to be 
returned to Seoul`s control.

A Seoul official yesterday denied speculation that the ongoing talks 
will result in most of the financial burden landing on the Korean side.

He explained that the two countries had agreed that Washington will part 
bear the expense of the clean up operation. The dialogue now is focused 
on agreeing to what degree problems caused by the pollution should be 
addressed.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/02/28/200602280040.asp

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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