Germany focused on Indo-Pacific despite obstacles, says top envoy to Japan, From greater investments to closer defense and security cooperation than ever, relations between Japan and Germany have reached unprecedented heights in recent years, Berlin’s top envoy in Tokyo said, as the partners align their strategic interests to tackle what they see as increasing tackle challenges. the international order.
“We have always had a very close relationship, but given the geostrategic and geopolitical changes of recent years, our cooperation is now more intense than ever before,” German Ambassador Clemens von Goetze told The Japan Times in a recent interview, pointing to shared concerns such as the war in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions and security tensions in East Asia.
The growing momentum – which will reportedly see Prime Minister Fumio Kishida make his leadership visit to Germany next month – is largely reflected in the growing defense, diplomatic and economic security cooperation between the strategic partners. Berlin has realized that it can no longer afford to ignore Indo-Pacific issues, while Tokyo has tried to forge a united front of “like-minded” partners to deal with an “increasingly serious” global security environment.
