SKorea says no change on THAAD position

South Korea says there will be no change to how it shares responsibility with the US for the THAAD anti-missile defence system.

There was been no change in South Korea's position that the United States bears the cost of the THAAD anti-missile defence system, the country's defence ministry says.

The ministry was responding on Friday to remarks made by US President Donald Trump in an interview with Reuters, that he wanted South Korea to pay for the THAAD system.

"There is no change in South Korea and the United States' position that our government provides the land and supporting facilities and the US bears the cost of THAAD system's deployment, operation and maintenance," it said in a statement.