2023-05-24 23:21:00
Kyodo News reports (May 25) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has deepened ties with the Transatlantic Alliance. amid global security concerns Preparing for the NATO Summit which is scheduled to be held in July
Government sources said on Wednesday. At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Lithuania, Kishida is expected to hold bilateral talks with Jens. Stoltenberg secretary general of nato to discuss North Atlantic Treaty Organization plans to open a liaison office in Tokyo
Sources say Kishida and Stoltenberg There is likely to be a new Japan-NATO Security Cooperation Document called Individual Cooperation to work closely together in areas such as space and response to disinformation.
Kishida was the first Japanese Prime Minister to attend a NATO summit. As the security environment becomes more complex in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which has been dragging on for more than a year. as well as increasing military power in China’s Asia-Pacific region.
Earlier at last year’s summit in Spain Kishida has expressed his enthusiasm for a cooperation document with NATO. to promote cooperation
Kishida’s participation in a NATO meeting in Lithuania, the former part of the collapsed Soviet Union. It will happen about two months after he hosts the G-7 summit.
Ukrainian Leader Stoltenberg Zelensky will also attend the NATO summit. And it will be the first time that Lithuania will host the summit. Since joining a 31-nation security alliance in 2004
In addition to the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO. Alliance leaders are also ready to exchange views on the importance of fostering security cooperation between the Indo-Pacific region and Europe. with China in mind
in another progress The peace summit proposed by Zelensky during the G-7 rally in Hiroshima could be held before or after the NATO meeting. somewhere in europe
NATO office plans in Tokyo was unveiled earlier this month by Japan’s ambassador to the United States. Kishida said he did not know NATO. Has it officially decided to open a liaison office?
Kishida seems to be still carefully exploring the timing with regard to his neighbors. including China and Russia
China said the move could undermine trust between countries. and endanger peace and stability in the region.
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