BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhuanet) -- NATO and Japan have signed a joint security agreement, covering a wide range of issues. Following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the UN’s Secretary General Fogh Rasmussen said the two sides faced similar security challenges.
Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary Gen., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, said, "Although the security environments are different in the Euro-Atlantic region and the Asia-Pacific we know that in today’s world we are all connected and our security can be affected by challenges well beyond our borders. While NATO has no ambition to take on a permanent role in Asia we see very clearly the advantage of working with like-minded partners like Japan."
The joint agreement includes cooperation in fighting piracy, countering terrorism, coping with cyber attacks and preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Rasmussen is in Japan on a four-day trip, and is set to meet with the country’s foreign minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
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