菅首相、１５～１８日訪米　「信頼深める機会に」―政府発表

　政府は１３日、菅義偉首相が日米首脳会談を行うため、１５～１８日の日程で訪米すると発表した。会談は１６日にワシントンで開かれ、同盟強化や気候変動問題での協力、経済連携などを話し合う。首相とバイデン大統領は会談後、共同記者会見に臨む。
　加藤勝信官房長官は１３日の会見で、バイデン氏にとって対面での初の首脳会談になると指摘。「日米同盟の結束、インド太平洋地域への米国のコミットメントを対外的に示す上で極めて意義深いものであり、首脳間で個人的な信頼関係を深める貴重な機会にしていきたい」と述べた。（2021/04/13-11:10）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will visit the United States for four days from Thursday to hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden, the government said Tuesday.
   At their talks, to be held in Washington on Friday, Suga and Biden are expected to discuss ways to deepen the Japan-U.S. alliance and cooperation on tackling climate change and promoting economic ties.
   The two leaders will hold a joint press conference after their meeting.
   The upcoming summit will be the first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader for Biden since his inauguration in January, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato noted at a press conference.
   "The meeting is very meaningful in that it shows to the world the solidarity of the Japan-U.S. alliance and the United States' commitment to the Indo-Pacific region," Kato said. "We also hope it will provide the two leaders with a precious opportunity to deepen their personal relationship of trust."