Good thing that the proposal is not for Japan to join NATO then. The proposal is to have a place to discuss matters that concern the security of of both Japan and NATO countries.
“Nato [stands for] north Atlantic, and both article V and article VI [in its statutes] clearly limit the scope to north Atlantic,” a French official, who asked not to be named, said on Tuesday.
Actually, it is what they said
Despite calls for Nato to work more closely with allies in north-east Asia, France is apparently reluctant to support anything that fuels tensions between the alliance and China.
Of course, it is because France does not want a conflict with China
Last I checked Japan was in a different ocean
Good thing that the proposal is not for Japan to join NATO then. The proposal is to have a place to discuss matters that concern the security of of both Japan and NATO countries.
Guess I should probably start actually reading the articles then
Actually, it is what they said
Of course, it is because France does not want a conflict with China
Same as turkey.