SEOUL, July 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The South Korean government and the
US Forces Korea (USFK) Thursday agreed to continue their cooperation on
some matters' disposal, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Hwang
Ui-don said.
Under the agreement, South Korea and USFK will cooperate in
salvaging the South Korean navy fast boat slated in later July, which sunk
in a naval clash between South Korea and Democratic People's Republic of
Korea (DPRK) on June 29 in the Yellow Sea.
The two parties also will coordinate on the issue of the death of
two South Korean girls, who were rolled by a US armored vehicleon June 13.
The agreement was reached at a meeting between South Korean Defense
Minister Lee Jun and USFK Commander Gen. Leon J. LaPorte at Lee's office,
the spokesman was quoted as saying by the national news agency Yonhap
News.
Both sides have been under fire from local media and civic
activists for the above incidents. Enditem
