Japanese Cabinet may approve collective self-defense use
Baku, June 28 (AZERTAC). Japanese Cabinet may soon approve collective self-defense. The move could come as early as Tuesday.
Approval is expected to be given now that the junior coalition partner New Komeito has agreed to a proposal from the main governing Liberal Democratic Party to limit the use of the right.
Officials of both parties met on Friday to discuss a new draft on Cabinet approval of security policies. This is the parties' 10th meeting on the issue.
The government submitted the draft in the talks.
The draft now includes wording that states: "Should conflict take place, it is a matter of course for the government to make maximum diplomatic efforts in settling the issue peacefully and take necessary measures based on laws, and the government also needs to take whatever measures possible to protect its citizens."
The draft concludes that the government now believes that the Constitution allows Japan to use the right to collective self-defense under 3 conditions concerning the use of force.
The 1st condition states that a foreign country Japan has close ties with would need to come under attack, and that there would be clear threats to Japan's existence as well as to the rights of Japanese citizens. The 2nd condition says there would be no other suitable means to protect the country and its citizens.
The 3rd condition states the use of force would be limited to a necessary minimum.
The New Komeito says the draft is in line with its overall view.
The 2 parties agreed to hold the next round of their consultative meetings on July 1st.
The Cabinet may give its approval on that day, if the New Komeito can coordinate the views of its members beforehand.
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