「米軍指揮下」懸念当たらぬ　自衛隊の連携強化巡り―岸田首相訪米報告

　衆院は１８日の本会議で、岸田文雄首相から先の国賓待遇での米国訪問について報告を受け、質疑を行った。首相は自衛隊と米軍の指揮統制の連携強化でバイデン大統領と合意したことについて「自衛隊と米軍はおのおのの指揮系統を通じて行動し、憲法と国内法令に従って行動することが日米間の共通認識だ」と述べ、自衛隊が米軍指揮下に入るとの懸念は当たらないと強調した。立憲民主党の源馬謙太郎氏への答弁。
　首相は「平時、有事を問わず、首相が最高指揮官として自衛隊を指揮・監督していく」とも説明した。公明党の金城泰邦氏への答弁。（2024/04/18-17:39）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday dismissed concerns that the country's Self-Defense Forces may come under the command and control of the U.S. military.
   "It is the United States' and Japan's common understanding that the SDF and the U.S. military act under their respective chains of command," he told a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament.
   The remarks came after Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to strengthen coordination over command and control between the SDF and U.S. forces during last week's summit at the White House.
   "The prime minister will command and oversee the SDF as the commander-in-chief, whether it be in peacetime or in conflicts," Kishida said.
   Kishida said his agreement with Biden to establish a consultative body on the joint development and production of defense equipment does not mean that Japan is considering transferring such equipment to third countries.