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Japan may consider law on peaceful self-defence missions overseas
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 02 - 11 - 2007

Japanese leaders on Friday expressed positive views
on establishing a permanent law that would enable Japan to dispatch
self-defence troops overseas, instead of having to seek a special law
for each deployment, according to dpa.
The second round of talks were held Friday between Prime Minister
Yasuo Fukuda and opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa of the Democratic
Party of Japan (DPJ) following the withdrawal of its military
refuelling missions from the Indian Ocean the previous day.
During the talks, Fukuda proposed to Ozawa to form a new coalition
government in order to realize a pressing political agenda and to
continue the mission during the current Diet session. Ozawa later
refused.
The DPJ leader said he wished to see a permanent law enabling
Japan to dispatch its Self Defence Force (SDF) on peaceful missions
overseas.
Japan withdrew its SDF vessels from the Indian Ocean Thursday as
its 6-year mission expired.
But Fukuda and his Liberal Democratic Party have insisted the need
to show Japan's cooperation in the international community's fight
against terrorism resume as soon as possible.
The extension bill was difficult to pass because the Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner New Komeito lost the
majority in the upper house of parliament in the July elections. The
DPJ now controls the House of Councillors.
Fukuda, who wishes to continue refuelling missions during the
current Diet session, proposed the one-on-one talks with Ozawa.
They held the first round of talks on Tuesday, with Ozawa saying
that the refuelling mission was against Japan's war-renouncing
Constitution.
Allied forces, particularly the United States, have requested
Japan's continued assistance in refuelling allied warships.


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