NATO chief seeks firmer ties with Japan

By Associated Press

Feb 01, 2023 12:14 am

TOKYO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called for stronger ties with Japan as Russia's invasion of Ukraine raises global dangers and shows that democracies need to forge stronger partnerships.

The East Asian country has been quick to join the United States-led economic sanctions against Russia over the war and provided humanitarian aid and noncombative defense equipment for the Ukrainians.

JENS IN JAPAN North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg delivers a speech to members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces at Iruma Air Base in the city of Sayama, northwest of the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. AP PHOTO

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