SEOUL, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- South Korea and the United States opened a new round of talks in Seoul Wednesday to discuss the controversial plan of U.S. military base relocation.
The two-day military talks focus on how to share the cost for relocating the main U.S. military compound to outside of Seoul and the U.S.- proposed Security Policy Initiative aimed at halting trade that facilitates the construction of weapons of mass destruction
The meeting comes amid controversy over the delay in the relocation of U.S. military bases.
South Korea has said it would not be able to complete the expansion of the U.S. bases by 2008 as scheduled due to protests by residents and a dispute over cost-sharing of relocation. Seoul's Defense Ministry said the relocation could be delayed until 2013.
The U.S. military has strongly criticized the South's move and vowed to "fight" against any attempt to delay the relocation of American troops.
