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Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba to skip NATO summit
TOKYO, JAPAN, JUN 23 – Ishiba cancels NATO summit attendance due to expected cancellation of key IP4 and U.S. meetings, while Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will represent Japan instead.
- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba canceled his planned three-day trip to attend the NATO summit in The Hague this week.
- The cancellation came after the heads of government from Australia and South Korea also decided not to attend, amid doubts about whether a NATO-IP4 meeting would occur and increasing tensions in the Middle East.
- Ishiba was scheduled to hold bilateral talks with NATO leaders including Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and aimed to reaffirm the inseparability of Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific security.
- The government cited "various circumstances" for the cancellation, with Ishiba stating he would decide after considering IP4 leaders' attendance status.
- Japan will be represented at the summit by Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, demonstrating the country's continued engagement with NATO since receiving its initial invitation in 2022.
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