SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan said Thursday the government plans to provide additional support to stabilize Afghanistan, which apparently included troop dispatch, calling for support from political circle.

    Yu met with the heads of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) and the minor opposition Liberty Forward Party and explained about the plan, foreign ministry spokesman Moon Tae-young said at a press briefing.

    However, the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), which has been allegedly opposing the sensitive troop-dispatch plan, did not attend the meeting.

    The foreign ministry said it plans to reschedule a meeting with the DP to discuss on the matter as an approval from the parliament is required to send troops abroad.

    "If consultations with the parties proceed as planned, we expect to announce the additional aid plan for Afghanistan as early as tomorrow," an official at the ministry said.

    In a weekly diplomatic policy coordination meeting presided over by Yu on Wednesday, the government reached the decision to send "non-combat security forces" to Afghanistan.

    After pulling out from the South Asian country in 2007, Seoul only took the role of providing medical and vocational training by assisting the United States.

    At the moment, two dozen South Korean volunteers work inside the U.S. Air Force Base in Bagram, north of Kabul.