America invited Japan and South Korea to participate in the NATO meeting

The United States is considering inviting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yong to the NATO summit in Washington in July. . This was reported by the Kyodo news agency, citing diplomatic sources.

According to them, US President Joe Biden is also going to have a tripartite meeting with the heads of Japan and South Korea in this meeting. It is expected that during these talks, the parties will discuss the situation in Ukraine, North Korea, the expansion of cooperation in the field of cyber security and other issues.

The United States pays great attention to the cooperation between NATO and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, therefore, the invitation of the representatives of Japan and South Korea to the summit of the North Atlantic Alliance is regularly implemented.

In recent years, Japan has actively expanded its cooperation with NATO. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has attended the Etihad Summit twice so far. There is a permanent Japanese delegation at NATO headquarters in Brussels.