The Liberal Democratic Party's Security Research Commission confirmed a policy of beginning discussions next month with the Japan Innovation Party on the three national security documents targeted for revision by year-end. The focus will be the target for increasing defence spending, the treatment of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles and the wording of the study concerning nuclear-powered submarines.
On the 20th, the Liberal Democratic Party's Security Research Commission held a meeting of senior members in the Diet and confirmed a policy of entering discussions with the Japan Innovation Party on the government's planned revision of the three national security documents by year-end. The discussions are expected to begin next month.
The three focal points will be the treatment of the target for increasing defence spending, the treatment of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles and the wording of the research study concerning nuclear-powered submarines.
The start of the discussions is linked to the government's policy of revising the three documents by year-end, and attention is focused on the progress of the talks.