BRUSSELS: NATO has invited Japan, South Korea and two other partner countries in the Asia-Pacific region to an ambassador-level meeting on Monday, Jiji Press learned Friday.

At the meeting, the South Korean delegation will give a briefing on North Korea’s deployment of troops in support of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, NATO sources said.

The meeting is aimed at sharing information with the Asia-Pacific partners, also including Australia and New Zealand.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday suggested the existence of evidence of the North Korean troop deployment. A NATO official said such a move indicates that Russia is suffering heavy losses on the front lines of the war.

JIJI Press