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Civic groups vow to keep their voices against unfair agreement with U.S.
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Discussing the future of the South Korea-U.S. alliance is ridiculous on condition that U.S. troops stationed in Korea. And there is no future in Korea as long as U.S. is in this country." Hong Keun-su, a representative of Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK), asserted vigorously.
The fourth round of the Future of the R.O.K.-U.S. Alliance Policy Initiative (FOTA) was held at Ministry of National Defense, September 3 to 4. The agenda includes reinforcing military strength, repositioning the U.S. into south of the Han River and increasing defense expenditure and so forth.
Amid growing concerns of the future in Korea, civic groups led a rally denouncing this meeting. They persist that if the government accepts the U.S. request all, subordinate relationship will be composed and will be even more deepened. Then, the capability of preemptive strike toward North Korea by the air force and the navy will be increased not to mention the multiplied burden of the country. According to their claim, the U.S. press Korea to buy arms in consideration of reinforcing military strength, and to spend military expenditure which needs for repositioning the U.S. troops into Yongsan. The spending is expected to reach approximately 3 to 5 billion dollars. Also they insist that the reposition of U.S. troops into Yongsan is due to the U.S. hegemony that allows them to take ultimate power over Asia. "People should know the fact, how regulated the meeting is, what that means to us, and where the tax money is spent. And by whom the military expenditure is increasing and tension is growing in peninsula," Jang Do-jeong, one of the representatives of SPARK, stressed.
In the meeting, the two sides agreed not to announce the result of the meeting. Hong Keun-su, a representative of SPARK, expressed "deep concern" about the fact. "Not making announcement Debate on the real national interests of Korea
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By Lee Jun-gul
Reporter of National Section
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