Gov't in talks with USFK about return of Dragon Hill Lodge site in Yongsan

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Gov't in talks with USFK about return of Dragon Hill Lodge site in Yongsan

Posted : 2022-06-06 17:38

Updated : 2022-06-06 17:41

The U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in central Seoul / Korea Times file

The government is in talks with U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) about having the site of Yongsan Garrison's Dragon Hill Lodge returned to Korea in exchange for an alternative plot of land, sources said Monday.

According to foreign and defense ministry officials, the two sides have been in negotiations to return a 105,000 square-meter site hosting the Dragon Hill Lodge, situated next to the presidential office in central Seoul, to the Korean government.

In return, Seoul will provide a plot of land at a different site.

The sources said the two sides are expected to reach an agreement in the near future.

Seoul and Washington had previously planned to retain a U.S. military base at the Dragon Hill Lodge site to host a liaison office for USFK and the United Nations Command as well as a front office for the Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command in the wake of the U.S. forces' relocation to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.

The plan, however, is expected to be revised, the presidential official said. (Yonhap)

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