海自練習艦が英寄港　防衛協力「新たな段階」に

　【ロンドン時事】海上自衛隊の練習艦「かしま」が２２日、ロンドンに到着した。約４カ月にわたる遠洋練習航海の一環。昨年実施された英最新鋭空母「クイーン・エリザベス」率いる打撃群による日本寄港の返礼とも位置付けられ、小牟田秀覚・練習艦隊司令官は「日英防衛協力は新たな段階に入った」と意義を強調した。
　「かしま」は５月に日本を出発し、スリランカやジブチなどに立ち寄った後、ロンドンのテムズ川に寄港。２５日までの滞在中、英海軍との訓練や安保対話などを行い、米国経由で帰国する予定。（2022/06/23-06:14）

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force training vessel Kashima arrived at London on Wednesday.
   The port call was made as part of the vessel's four-month ocean training voyage and in return for a visit to Japan by a British strike group led by the cutting-edge aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth last year.
   Rear Adm. Shukaku Komuta, commander of the MSDF Training Squadron, stressed the significance of the Kashima's poll call, saying, "Japan-Britain defense cooperation has entered a new phase."
   The Kashima arrived at a port on the River Thames, London, via Sri Lanka and Djibouti after leaving Japan in May.
   MSDF personnel will conduct joint exercises with the British Royal Navy during their stay in London until Saturday. A security dialogue is also planned.