The government has tentatively agreed to provide the United States with approximately three-and-a-half million pyeong, or some 2,800 acres of land south of Seoul for a military base.

As a result, South Korea and the United States are projected to finalize negotiations on relocating American military bases in South Korea during the 10th round of the Future of the Alliance Policy Initiative Talks slated to open in Washington next Thursday.

The size of land was a major point of contention in negotiations over the relocation of the U.S. Yongsan base. The U.S. wanted nearly 3,000 acres, while South Korea insisted on less than 2,700 acres.

Under a 1990 agreement, the two countries are to relocate U.S. military units in central Seoul to Pyeongtaek area, 70 kilometers south of the South Korean capital, by 2007.