Baku, TurkicWorld:
The US intends to create a unified command of its forces stationed in Japan to improve coordination with Tokyo amid the “deteriorating security situation” in the region, TurkicWorld reports.
Is is reported that the parties can announce this in a joint statement following the meeting of the heads of foreign policy and defense departments in the “2+2” format in the Japanese capital.
The new structure will be transferred to the functions of operational command of 55 thousand American troops in Japan. These functions are now assigned to the US Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii. The time difference between Tokyo and Honolulu is 19 hours.
