自衛隊機の着陸拒否明言せず　民間機は許可と説明―インド

　【ニューデリー時事】インド外務省のバグチ報道官は２１日の記者会見で、ウクライナ周辺国への人道支援物資を運ぶ自衛隊機の着陸をインドが拒否したとされる問題について、自衛隊機の「上空飛行は認めている」と説明した。ただ、着陸許可に関しては明言を避けた。
　報道官は「日本側からは民間機の着陸と支援物資積み込みを求められ、許可した」と述べた。（2022/04/21-21:21）

Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday avoided making a direct comment on whether the Indian government has denied the landing of Japanese Self-Defense Forces aircraft carrying humanitarian supplies for Ukraine.
   At a press conference, Bagchi said that India allows the SDF aircraft to fly over the country.
   "We had received a request from Japan for permission to land in Mumbai to pick up humanitarian supplies," the spokesperson admitted, adding that the government has given "approval for picking up such supplies from India using commercial aircraft."
   The Japanese government has been planning to load U.N. aid supplies onto the SDF aircraft in Mumbai and then transport the cargo to Ukraine's neighboring countries.
   However, India's refusal to allow the SDF aircraft to land in the country came to light on Thursday. India may have prioritized its long-standing ties with Russia, observers said.