EU eyes security, defense partnerships with Japan and South Korea

Ties with Asian partners would lead to broader joint development projects

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The European Union is looking to strengthen cooperation with the view that Europe and Asia share common security risks. © AP

TAKASHI TSUJI, Nikkei staff writer

BRUSSELS -- The European Union is seeking security and defense partnerships with Japan and South Korea, a move that could lead to broader joint development projects in the defense industry, Nikkei has learned.

A senior European Commission official expressed their desire to develop partnership relations with Japan and South Korea to work more closely together while highlighting the rapidly changing security environment in Europe and Asia.

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