Japan and South Korea approaching NATO

Both leaders were invited to the NATO summit in Washington as 2 of the 4 delegations from the Indo-Pacific region. Both agreed that the strengthening of common cooperation and cooperation with the North Atlantic Pact is due to the fact that close relations between Moscow and Pyongyang have been established, which has been sealed by the fresh [Vladimir Putin's North Korean visit](https://defence24.pl/geopolitics/putin-in-korei-north-what-is-the-head-target-visit).