TEHRAN- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenbergs current see to South Korea and Japan came as the Ukrainian crisis went into a brand-new critical phase with the US and Western decision to supply Kyiv with tanks.

Arriving in Tokyo from South Korea on Monday where he had urged Seoul to increase its military assistance for Ukraine, Stoltenberg stated his trip was focused on strengthening relations between NATO and our highly valued partner Japan.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the Western military alliance will continue to enhance its collaboration with Japan, including that our security is carefully interconnected .

Recently, South Korea signed a substantial sales agreement for arms consisting of heavy tanks, self-propelled guns and fighters valued at 10s of billions of US dollars with Poland, a member state of NATO, and Japan accepted collectively establish the next generation fighters with other members of the alliance Britain and Italy.Eying China and with the thumbs-up of the US, in an important break from its post-World War II concept that limited Japan to self-defence, Tokyo revealed a brand-new nationwide security strategy in December that will see a large boost in its military abilities, consisting of the implementation of long-range missiles to preempt opponent attacks.

Japan also intends to additional ease restrictions on arms export to enhance the nations feeble defence industry.The United States and Japan have actually been operating in recent years to strengthen their military alliance.

Last month, Antony J.

Blinken, the U.S.

secretary of state, and Lloyd J.

Austin III, the U.S.

defense secretary, met their Japanese equivalents in Washington to discuss security issues and other matters.

U.S.

and Japanese authorities announced that the two nations would expand their military cooperation, consisting of enhancing Japans missile strike capabilities and making the United States Marine unit in that nation more versatile for possible combat.The changes come as both countries view greater threatening behavior from China and North Korea, in addition to Russia.

The USs long-term existence in the region, now the region is witnessing steadily growing military presence and influence of other US allies, particularly NATO, too.

While NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenbergs current visit to South Korea and Japan came as the Ukrainian crisis entered a new vital stage with the US and Western choice to supply Kyiv with tanks, critics of the United States policy in the Asia Pacific region think that current developments in the region led by the United States and NATO Secretary Generals local trip instigate Creation of Asian Version of NATO, a move that may cause confrontation and war and return of brand-new Cold War in Asia-Pacific area.