S. and South Korea agreed last year to move 8,000 U.S. troops from the Seoul metropolitan zone to the Pyongtaek area, about 50 miles (80 km) south of the capital by December 2008.

• 一名来自北韩平壤的民众，12日手持标语，抗议南韩政府将扩张区域美军数量，并要求美军撤离（图左）。