Gates to visit Japan ahead of NATO meet
DPA | DPA, Washington
Oct 15, 2009 12:33 PM IST
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates will travel to Japan and South Korea next week before attending a NATO gathering in Slovakia, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates will travel to Japan and South Korea next week before attending a NATO gathering in Slovakia, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Gates will arrive in Japan to discuss regional security issues and the "ongoing transformation" of the US-Japanese alliance, spokesman Geoff Morrell said. Gates will affirm the US commitment to South Korea defence during the visit to Seoul, Morrell said.
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At the meeting of NATO defence ministers in Bratislava Oct 23, the discussion will largely focus on the war in Afghanistan, Morrell said.
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