His remarks come amid concern over Japan’s discussion with Nato to open an office in the country. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation does not wish to operate or expand in the Indo-Pacific but it wants to be involved and engaged in the region to gain a better understanding of happenings in this part of the world.
“As a Euro-Atlantic alliance, we need to be able to see our security against a wider backdrop, including what’s happening here in Asia. And I think the pace of change in the Indo-Pacific region is starting to have a bigger impact,” he said.The senior Nato official also urged Beijing to be more open about its accelerating nuclear weapons build-up, saying that as a global power, China had a responsibility to improve transparency.
The transatlantic security grouping is the world’s biggest military alliance, with its 31 member states having a combined force of 3.5 million soldiers. Developments in Iran and North Korea on the nuclear front were also of concern, the Nato official said.
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