Nikkei Asia reported that Nato was planning to open its first office in Asia to facilitate consultations in the region. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Japan is working towards the opening of a Nato liaison office in Tokyo, Japan’s ambassador to the United Stated Koji Tomita said on Tuesday.
“The point you mentioned is one of the things that we are working on to strengthen our partnership. But I really haven’t heard any final confirmation of that, but we are working in that direction,” he said. Mr Tomita, who was briefing on the G-7 summit Japan will host in Hiroshima from May 19-21, said the meeting would be looking for closer alignment of the group’s approach towards China.
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