第三国輸出、週内にも合意へ　次期戦闘機に限定―与党

　国際共同開発した防衛装備品の第三国輸出を巡り、自民、公明両党は、英国、イタリアと共同開発する次期戦闘機に限定して容認することで週内にも合意する見通しとなった。公明党の山口那津男代表は１２日、岸田文雄首相と首相官邸で会談し、「歯止め策」の説明を受け理解を示した。
　公明は１３日の参院予算委員会集中審議で、首相に歯止め策について質問する方針。首相の答弁を踏まえ、１４日の党会合で意見集約を目指す。自民も党内議論を行い、１５日にも自公政調会長協議を開き、合意する見込みだ。（2024/03/12-18:44）

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, are expected to reach an agreement as early as this week to allow the export to third countries of a next-generation fighter jet that Japan will develop jointly with Britain and Italy.
   The ruling parties have been in talks on whether to allow the export to third countries of defense equipment developed with other countries, and they are now seen agreeing to allow only the next-generation fighter jet to be exported.
   In a meeting with Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi on Tuesday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the LDP, explained that the government is considering strict procedures for such defense exports.
   Yamaguchi told reporters after the meeting that the government is moving in a "reasonable direction."
   On the same day, Komeito held a meeting to discuss government-proposed conditions for such defense exports, including limiting the scope of exports to the next-generation fighter jet and to countries with which Japan has signed defense equipment and technology transfer pacts.