South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivered a denial Wednesday that U.S. troops stationed in the country would withdraw following the possible signing of a peace treaty to end the Korean War, saying that they should stay even if a deal is reached.
"U.S. Forces Korea is a matter for the South Korea-U.S. alliance," the president said according to spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom, the South's Yonhap news agency reported. "It has nothing to do with signing a peace treaty."
Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for a landmark summit Friday at the truce village of Panmunjom on the South side, where the two agreed to work toward a "peace regime" this year that would formally end the 1950-53 Korean War.
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