Taiwan's Ministry of Defense announced on the 11th that it regularly dispatched officers to the NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization university in Italy while releasing air force training to the media.
The training at the air force base in Hsinchu in the north was released to the public, and permission was given to shoot the launch of the French-made Mirage 2000 fighter and the missiles mounted on the aircraft.
I was also allowed to interview three officers who belonged to the base, and among them, Lieutenant Colonel Kunihiko Kure revealed that he was dispatched to the NATO National Defense Academy in Italy from the middle of the year to the beginning of last year.
"For six months, he participated in the same curriculum as students from NATO member and partner countries," Wu said.
He said that it was not a military exchange but an academic exchange on international affairs, including discussions on Russia-Ukraine relations and the Indo-Pacific region.
In addition, Lieutenant Colonel Oh said, ``According to the plan of the Ministry of National Defense, one person is selected each year to receive this curriculum,'' revealing that the dispatch has been going on for six or seven years.
While it is well known that the Taiwanese military interacts with the US military, it is unusual to dare to reveal that it regularly interacts with NATO.
Last week, former NATO Secretary General Mr. Rasmussen visited Taiwan and held talks with President Tsai Ing-wen. It is proposed.