日米２プラス２、７月開催で調整　指揮統制の強化議論

　日米両政府は外務・防衛担当閣僚による安全保障協議委員会（２プラス２）を７月に東京で開催する方向で調整に入った。複数の日本政府関係者が２４日、明らかにした。４月の日米首脳会談を踏まえ、自衛隊と米軍の指揮統制の連携強化に向けた議論を本格化させる。
　２プラス２は２０２３年１月に米国で開催して以来。日本から上川陽子外相と木原稔防衛相、米側はブリンケン国務長官とオースティン国防長官が出席する。（2024/05/24-14:58）

The Japanese and U.S. governments are arranging a so-called two-plus-two security meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo in July, several Japanese government sources revealed Friday.
   Through the planned meeting, the two countries plan to launch full-scale talks to further boost cooperation over command and control functions of Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military, following a summit of their leaders in Washington in April.
   The envisaged meeting is expected to be joined by Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, as well as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
   The most recent two-plus-two security meeting of the two nations was back in January 2023 in the United States.
   At the April summit, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to strengthen coordination over command and control between the SDF and U.S. forces in order to boost interoperability.