Dispatch of Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East
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Regarding the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East region, the government is coordinating the decision of the Maritime Self-Defense Force escort ship and patrol aircraft to be sent to the cabinet by the end of this month. I want to gain understanding through careful procedures such as repeated
In order to strengthen the information gathering system for ensuring the safety of ships related to Japan, the government has newly deployed a patrol aircraft in anticipation of anti-piracy based in Djibouti in eastern Africa, The dispatch of one escort ship to go to is coordinated with the direction of a cabinet decision this month.
We are also considering deploying SDF officers as liaison personnel in the United States to coordinate with the United States, which has formed a volunteer alliance, and neighboring countries.
On the other hand, in the ruling Komeito party, there is a strong prudent opinion that “there should be no easy dispatch”, and within the Liberal Democratic Party “in order to gain a broader understanding, it is necessary to take intra-party procedures. "
For this reason, the government wants to gain an understanding by taking careful procedures such as explaining the contents of the study to the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party in preparation for the Cabinet decision.