The European Union is considering stationing a military adviser with its delegation in Tokyo, senior EU military officials have said, following Brussels¡¯ launch of a security and defense partnership with Japan earlier this month.
It¡¯s unclear when such an adviser would be posted, as a political decision has yet to be made, but, if established, the role would be equivalent to that of a defense attache ¡ª Brussels' first in Japan.
¡°It's possible that the EU will decide to expand its current network of military advisers to areas and countries like Japan and South Korea,¡± an official at the EU¡¯s Military Staff told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday.
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