自衛隊、米軍指揮下に入らず　林官房長官「独立して行動」

　林芳正官房長官は１１日の記者会見で、日米両首脳が自衛隊と米軍の指揮統制の連携強化で合意したことに関し、「自衛隊と米軍はおのおの独立した系統に従って行動している。（今年度中に発足させる）自衛隊の統合作戦司令部が米軍の指揮統制下に入ることはない」と説明した。
　バイデン大統領が日朝対話を支持する考えを示したことについては、「日米両首脳は北朝鮮との対話の道が開かれているとの共通認識も踏まえ、日米、日米韓で一層緊密に連携することを確認した。こうした共通認識を踏まえた発言だと受け止めている」と述べた。（2024/04/11-12:33）

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces' joint operations command to be established in fiscal 2024 will not come under command and control of the U.S. military, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday.
   "The SDF and the U.S military act independently under their respective command and control systems," the top government spokesman told a press conference.
   His remark came after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed at their meeting in Washington on Wednesday to strengthen operational coordination between the SDF and U.S. Forces Japan.
   Hayashi also commented on Biden's support for dialogue between Japan and North Korea, which the president voiced at a joint press conference at the White House following his talks with Kishida.
   The two leaders confirmed that their countries, as well as the three countries also including South Korea, will cooperate even more closely based on the shared recognition that the path to dialogue with North Korea is open, Hayashi said.