Send Among six US military bases in Seoul to be returned to South Korea are two plots inside the Yongsan Garrison, and Camp Kim and Niblo Barracks both in Yongsan district.
Seoul: The South Korean Foreign Ministry on Friday announced that the US has agreed to return 12 military sites here to Seoul.
A virtual joint committee session of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) was held earlier in the day, agreeing on the return of the US military sites, including six in central Seoul, reports Xinhua news agency.
SOFA governs the legal status of about 28,500 American soldiers stationed in South Korea.
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U.S. Returns 12 Military Sites to S. Korea, Including Some at Yongsan Garrison
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This photo, taken on Sept. 1, 2019, shows an aerial view of the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul. (Yonhap)
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) The United States on Friday returned 12 American military sites to South Korea, including some in central Seoul, amid persistent concerns that an additional delay would further dampen regional development efforts.
During a virtual joint committee session of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), Seoul and Washington agreed on the return of the sites, though they failed to bridge differences on who and how to shoulder environmental cleanup costs, Seoul officials said.
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