Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi declined to comment on British Financial Times reports that French President Emmanuel Macron opposes plans to open a NATO office in Tokyo. TASS.
The Foreign Minister said he was aware of these reports but would refrain from expressing his opinion on the matter. Hayashi emphasized that the issue of opening a liaison office of the North Atlantic Alliance in Japan is currently being handled within NATO structures.
Formerly Financial Times knowledgeablePresident Emmanuel Macron disapproves of NATO’s plans to open a representative office in Japan, as he believes the alliance should focus on the North Atlantic region. Paris’ location complicates ongoing negotiations on the opening of the first NATO office in the Indo-Pacific region (ITR), according to the paper’s eight interlocutors. France believes such intentions could complicate relations between European countries and China.