[CPEO-MEF] Korea-U.S. base cleanup negotiations

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Korea, U.S. to discuss base contamination issue
	
By Jin Dae-woong
Korea Herald
April 18, 2006

Korea and the United States are expected to conclude negotiations on 
cleaning up contamination at U.S. bases by late this month, Seoul 
officials said.

The officials also said the two countries have recently agreed to 
upgrade the level of negotiators for the final round of discussions to 
expedite a resolution of the matter.

"Instead of waiting for the 8th round of SPI (Security Policy 
Initiative) meeting, the two countries are likely to hold a high-level 
meeting soon. It is aimed at candidly exchanging the position of both 
sides in the final negotiation," an official said, declining to be 
identified.

The decision was made after the United States reiterated its position 
that it will not take any further responsibility for base contamination 
other than what it has already offered, he added.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/04/19/200604190049.asp

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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Fax: 650/961-8918
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