French President Emmanuel Macron has objected to the planned opening of a NATO liaison office in Japan. The relevant statement was made by the politician. press conferences After the NATO summit in Vilnius.
Speaking to reporters, the politician stressed that NATO should continue its partnerships with countries in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, as well as other regions, including the Indo-Pacific, to address key security issues.
“NATO remains a North Atlantic Treaty Organization. <..> Macron said the Indo-Pacific is not the North Atlantic.
At the same time, the French president pointed to the danger of “making the impression” that NATO is trying to “in a sense broaden the area of conflict”.
“Now is not the right time and we are not here for that,” Macron said.
European Union Former China Mission accused Washington deliberately discredited Beijing’s policy after it issued a statement following the NATO summit in Vilnius. Among other things, Chinese diplomats pointed out that NATO “intervened in what was going on outside its borders and started a conflict”.
Before that, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declarationThe alliance sees China as the enemy.
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