TOKYO/BRUSSELS -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will deepen collaboration with its four major partners in the Indo-Pacific region, simultaneously preparing bilateral cooperation documents with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, Nikkei Asia has learned.
The four countries, collectively known as the Asian-Pacific partners (AP4), are currently tagged as "partners across the globe" by NATO.






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