中東派遣を１年延長　政府、海賊対処など

　政府は５日の閣議で、海賊対処など自衛隊の中東派遣に関し、今月期限を迎える現行計画を１年延長する方針を決定した。ソマリア沖とアデン湾での海賊対処活動と、オマーン湾やアラビア海北部での船舶安全確保のための情報収集活動を来年１１月１９日まで、エジプトの「シナイ半島多国籍軍・監視団（ＭＦＯ）」司令部への要員派遣を同１１月末までとした。
　中谷元防衛相は５日の記者会見で「わが国の平和と繁栄の土台である中東の平和と安定に資する活動を継続する」と強調した。（2024/11/05-12:33）

The Japanese government Tuesday decided a one-year extension of the deployment of Self-Defense Forces personnel in the Middle East to tackle issues including maritime piracy.
   The government extended the SDF's antipiracy mission off Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden and intelligence-gathering mission to secure the safety of ships in the northern Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman to Nov. 19 next year.
   It also extended the SDF dispatch to Egypt to join the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula until the end of November next year.
   "We'll continue our activities that contribute to peace and stability in the Middle East, which provide a foundation for our country's peace and prosperity," Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told a press conference.