President Moon Jae-in denies possibility of US troop withdrawal from South Korea
On May 2, South Korean President Moon Jae-in rejected the possibility of withdrawing the US Forces Korea (USFK) after the two Koreas signed a peace treaty, officially ending the war. He affirmed that the US military stationed in South Korea is a private matter between the two allies.
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| Blue House spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom. Photo: Yonhap/TTXVN |
The statement from the South Korean Presidential Office (Blue House) was made amid speculation after President Moon Jae-in's special adviser, Moon Chung-in, earlier said that US troops would withdraw from South Korea after Seoul and Pyongyang signed a peace treaty.
Previously, at the historic inter-Korean summit at the Panmunjom truce village on April 27, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed to promote the signing of a peace treaty, officially ending the 1950-1953 Korean War this year.USFK was established in South Korea in 1953 to provide security support after the Korean War ended in an armistice. There are currently about 28,500 US troops stationed there.
