NATO, Japan's security 'inseparable,' says NATO chief

The Manila Times

NATO, Japan's security 'inseparable,' says NATO chief  NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says on April 8, 2025 that the security of NATO and Japan is 'inseparable' during a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister in Tokyo. Speaking to Gen Nakatani, Rutte said that NATO would like to work more closely with Japan as facing many of the same challenges together. He also appraised Japan’s Self-Defense Force during the meeting as he boarded an SDF frigate, the Mogami, at a maritime base in Yokosuka earlier near Tokyo. Rutte will hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on April 9.  JAPAN POOL/REUTERS  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #japan #nato

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00:00What are you doing?

00:01Nice to meet you guys.

00:01Nice to meet you.

00:03That was nice.

00:05Good-bye.

00:06Thanks.

00:08I'm going to take you to visit my next time.

00:11This morning?

00:12Yes.

00:13I'm going to take you to meet again.

00:15Yes, sir.

00:16Yes.

00:17Can you do the morning?

00:18This morning?

00:19Ah, yes.

00:20Yes.

00:20It will be tomorrow, so to school, this.

00:23Yes.

00:24Yes.

00:26Yes.

00:27Yes.

00:28Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine shows that we cannot take our security for granted.

00:41China, North Korea, and Russia are stepping up their military exercises and their cooperation,

00:48undermining global stability.

00:49And that means that what happens in the Euro-Atlantic matters for the Indo-Pacific and vice versa.

00:56So our security, I believe, is inseparable.

00:59To put it in just one sentence, NATO and Japan share the same values and we face many of the same challenges.

01:07So therefore I look forward to work even closer, more closely together.

01:26Bill Benson

01:34We'll see you next time.

01:43You

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