South Korea wants to build 'perfect' security partnership with Trump

(CLO) The South Korean Presidential Office said on November 6 that it will build a "perfect" security partnership with President-elect Donald Trump and the new US administration.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to speak with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the coming days, a senior presidential official said.

In the two and a half years since Mr. Yoon became President, no one on either side of the political aisle in the United States has questioned the importance of the US-South Korea alliance or the need to develop it globally, the official said.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a press conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: JEON HEON-KYUN/Pool

South Korea is a staunch US ally in the region, with about 28,500 US troops stationed in South Korea.

Last month, Washington and Seoul agreed on a new five-year plan for sharing the cost of maintaining US troops in South Korea. During his presidency, Donald Trump accused South Korea of ​​relying too much on US military power and demanded that it pay up to $5 billion a year for the deployment of US troops in South Korea.

After Mr. Trump declared victory in the 2024 presidential election, marking his stunning return to the White House after a four-year term, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol wrote on X: "Congratulations @realDonaldTrump! Under your strong leadership, the future of the Korea-US alliance as well as the United States will be brighter. Looking forward to working closely with you."

Ngoc Anh (according to Reuters)

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