Seoul says U.S. troops in South Korea a separate issue to peace treaty with North Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential office said on Wednesday the issue of U.S. troops stationed in the South is unrelated to any future peace treaty with North Korea and is a matter regarding Seoul's alliance with Washington.

Kim Eui-kyeom, a spokesman for the presidential Blue House, was responding to media questions about a column written by South Korean presidential adviser and academic Moon Chung-in that was published earlier this week.

Presidential adviser Moon said it would be difficult to justify the presence of U.S. forces in South Korea if a peace treaty was signed.

(Reporting by Christine Kim; Editing by Paul Tait)

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