菅首相、ワクチン接種で支援　日ベトナム首脳が電話会談

　菅義偉首相は２２日、ベトナムのグエン・フー・チョン共産党書記長兼国家主席と電話会談し、新型コロナウイルスワクチン接種に必要な保冷設備などの支援を伝えた。チョン氏は謝意を示した。両首脳は、２０２３年の日ベトナム国交樹立５０周年に向けて、緊密に連携していくことで一致した。
　菅氏は、中国海警局の武器使用権限を定めた「海警法」制定をはじめとする東・南シナ海情勢や、ミャンマー情勢について「深刻な懸念」を表明。北朝鮮の日本人拉致問題に関しては、理解と協力を重ねて求めた。チョン氏は「緊密に日本と連携していきたい」と応じた。
　電話会談は、先のベトナム共産党大会でチョン氏の続投が決まったことを受け、ベトナム側が提案した。（2021/03/22-16:19）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, in telephone talks with Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong on Monday, pledged his country's support for COVID-19 vaccinations in the Southeast Asian country, including the preparation of cold storage equipment for vaccines.
   Suga also vowed to provide about 200 million yen in vaccination aid to Laos, in his congratulatory message to new Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith and new Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on their elections by their country's parliament the same day.
   The telephone talks between Suga and Trong were held at the request of the Vietnamese side, following Trong's re-election as general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
   In the talks, the Vietnamese leader expressed appreciation for the Japanese offer of vaccination support.
   Suga and Trong agreed that their countries will continue to cooperate closely toward 2023, the 50th year since the two countries established diplomatic relations.