[CPEO-MEF] GLOBAL, REUSE: "Parts of Yongsan Garrison Among a Dozen US Military Sites Being Returned to South Korea"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Parts of Yongsan Garrison Among a Dozen US Military Sites Being Returned to South Korea


By Seth Robson and Yoo Kyong Chang
Stars and Stripes 
December 11, 2020

Parts of Yongsan Garrison and the former headquarters of Stars and Stripes in Seoul are among a dozen U.S. military sites that will be returned to South Korea by U.S. forces, according U.S. and South Korean officials.

The decision, which did not include timelines for the handovers, was made during a virtual Status of Forces Agreement Joint Committee meeting involving both nations Friday, according to a statement that day.

"The parties agree that further delays aggravate the economic and social challenges of the local communities surrounding the camps and that the returns process should be expedited," the statement said.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/11/parts-of-yongsan-garrison-among-dozen-us-military-sites-being-returned-south-korea.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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