Abe talked about international law, particularly the international law of the sea. Beneath the surface, however, he was trying to justify Japan‘s pursuit of revising the pacifist constitution that was put in place after World War II so that the country could be armed once again.

He lamented the capabilities of Japan‘s Self-Defense Forces were not enough to handle humanitarian operations, while at the same time could not help revealing his excitement at Japan being able to export its „superb defense equipment.“