SOFA meeting

Moon Seung-hyun, right, the director-general of the foreign ministry’s North American Affairs, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Jan-Marc Jouas, the deputy commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), during a meeting of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Joint Committee in Seoul, Wednesday. Seoul and Washington reportedly discussed ways to improve implementation of SOFA including an environmental issue. The headquarters of the USFK in central Seoul has been blamed for leaking oil and contaminating underground water in and around the base. / Yonhap