SEOUL, March 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the United States will launch formal talks on Friday about the deployment in the South Korean territory of a sophisticated U.S. missile defense system, Seoul's defense ministry said.
The two sides signed an agreement to form a joint working group charged with discussing details on the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) deployment, including schedules, appropriate sites and cost-sharing, the defense ministry said.
The agreement is a document referring to the working group's representatives, personnel setup, agendas, report on meetings and meetings record.
The South Korean side will be represented by Army Maj. Gen. Jang Kyung-Soo, the ministrys director general for policy, while the U.S. side will be led by Maj. Gen. Robert Hedelund from U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) command that will represent the Pentagon.
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