Coordination with Prime Minister Kishida invited to NATO summit meeting to be held in Washington, U.S. in July.

NATO has become increasingly wary of strengthening cooperation between China and Russia since Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. The Biden administration takes the position that the security of Europe and the Indo-Pacific region are inseparable. It appears that the aim is to strongly check both China and Russian cooperation in the region. The NATO/North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit is expected to exchange opinions regarding the situation in Ukraine.