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The European Union is considering stationing a military adviser with its delegation in Tokyo, senior EU military officials have said, following BrusselsтАЩ launch of a security and defense partnership with Japan earlier this month.
ItтАЩs 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 тАФ Brussels’ first in Japan.
тАЬIt’s possible that the EU will decide to expand its current network of military advisers to areas and countries like Japan and South Korea,тАЭ an official at the EUтАЩs Military Staff told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday.
