Brussels –
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 — 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.