Korea and the U.S. on Thursday started talks in Hawaii about cost-sharing for the upkeep of the U.S. Forces Korea.

Korea paid W950.7 billion last year (US$1=W1,073). But U.S. President Donald Trump has blustered that America's allies are not paying enough. The U.S. reportedly wants Korea to pay about US$1 billion from next year.

Chang Won-sam from the Foreign Ministry led Seoul's delegation to the talks, which also includes officials from the Defense Ministry. The U.S. delegation consisted of Timothy Betts, a deputy assistant at the State Department, and other officials from the departments of State and Defense.

