美韓兩國簽署軍事合作協議

Military officials say the United States and South Korea have signed an agreement giving American troops an expanded role in protecting the South from North Korean provocation.

軍方官員說，美國和韓國簽署了一項協議，擴大美國軍隊保護韓國免遭朝鮮挑釁的作用。

The pact was signed Friday by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Jung Seun-jo and the commander of U.S. forces in South Korea, General James Thurman.

上星期五，韓國參謀長聯席會議主席鄭承兆將軍和駐韓美軍司令瑟曼將軍簽署了這項協議。

Under the Combined Counter-Provocation Plan, U.S. forces will be able to aid South Korean troops in retaliating to any military aggression from North Korea.

依照聯合抗擊挑釁計劃，美國軍隊可以支援韓國軍隊，反擊來自朝鮮的任何軍事侵犯行爲。

Previously, South Korean forces were in charge of any military action against the North and U.S. troops would engage only if a full-scale war broke out.

此前，韓國軍隊負責針對朝鮮的所有軍事行動，而美國軍隊只有在爆發全面戰爭的情況下方可介入。