日比、円滑化協定に署名　対中国、共同訓練を促進

　【マニラ時事】日本、フィリピン両政府は８日、自衛隊と比軍の往来手続きを簡素化する「円滑化協定（ＲＡＡ）」に署名した。この後、両国は外務・防衛担当閣僚協議（２プラス２）を開き、共同訓練の促進など安全保障協力の強化を確認。中国の東・南シナ海進出をにらみ結束をアピールする。（2024/07/08-12:05）

Japan and the Philippines signed on Monday a reciprocal access agreement to facilitate visits to each other's country by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military.
   From Japan, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara attended the signing ceremony in Manila.
   A reciprocal access agreement is equivalent to the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement. Japan had concluded such pacts with Australia and Britain.
   Japan and the Philippines agreed at a bilateral summit held in November 2023 to start the negotiations on the reciprocal access agreement.
   The agreement stipulates the legal status of Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military in the other country, along with procedures for entering and leaving the countries, bringing in equipment and dealing with incidents and accidents.