`US to ratchet up pressure on SMA talks`
(WorldNews South Korea)

By Kang Seung-woo The appointment of a new U.S. envoy for defense cost-sharing negotiations with Korea is seen as Washington`s attempt to add more pressure on Seoul to pay more for the cost of maintaining American troops here, according to government officials and diplomatic pundits, Tuesday. Donna Welton / Courtesy of U.S. State Department Given that the U.S. presidential election is in the offing, the push to strike a deal is likely to be amplified in order for President Donald Trump to tout an `achievement` for his reelection campaign. The U.S. State Department has named Donna Welton as chief negotiator for the Special Measures Agreement (SMA), which...