VILNIUS: NATO leaders sent mixed signals at their summit on Wednesday (Jul 12) on a possible plan to open an office in Japan, which has been blocked by France and criticised by China. Asked about the plan at a press conference at the end of the summit in Vilnius, French President Emmanuel Macron said NATO
VILNIUS: NATO leaders sent mixed signals at their summit on Wednesday on a possible plan to open an office in Japan, which has been blocked by France and criticised by China.
But NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the idea of a liaison office in Tokyo was still up for discussion. NATO officials have said the proposed Japan office would be small, with a staff of only a few people focused on building partnerships, and would not be a military base.
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