Madrid – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was set to attend a NATO summit meeting on Wednesday, becoming the first Japanese leader to do so, as the trans-Atlantic alliance seeks to deepen ties with Asia-Pacific partners amid China’s rise.
The two-day summit in Spain, which follows https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/06/28/world/g7-russia-ukraine-cost/”>the Group of Seven leaders’ meeting in Germany, will see NATO members commit to bolstering defenses in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while endorsing a new Strategic Concept — the alliance’s guiding document for the next decade — that would refer to China for the first time.
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