The Road to Peacekeeping in El Salvador:

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  • エルサルバドルPKO派遣への道程
  • Japan’s Response to the United Nations Observer Mission
  • ―国連エルサルバドル監視団 (ONUSAL) と日本の対応

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<p>In late 1993, the 1955 regime collapsed after a coalition government was formed by eight parties, excluding the Liberal Democratic Party. Once Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa prioritized political reforms, political leaders began to withdraw from discussions regarding Peace Keeping Operations. Therefore, this paper discusses how participation in the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) was arranged.</p><p>  Japan’s foreign policy towards El Salvador was paved by the “Two D” (Democracy and Development) policy prepared by the Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. El Salvador was at the core of the policy to strengthen Latin American diplomacy. When President Alfredo Cristiani Burkard requested the dispatch of Japanese personnel, the Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, and the Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters discovered threats other than those involved in the conflict through undercover investigations. As this issue was unrelated to Self-Defense Forces and political reforms, which were actively discussed, the obtained information did not translate into a constructive debate in Japan’s parliament, the Diet. However, the path to ONUSAL meant the forging of a new approach led by the regional bureau.</p>

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