スロベニア外相「東京五輪開催支持」

　茂木敏充外相は３０日、訪問先のスロベニアでロガル外相と会談した。ロガル氏はこの後の共同記者発表で、東京五輪・パラリンピック開催を支持すると表明、「われわれのアスリートはできるだけたくさんのメダルを獲得して帰国したい」と語った。茂木氏は「支持に感謝する。安全・安心な大会とすべく万全の準備を進める」と応じた。
　欧州連合（ＥＵ）は９月にインド太平洋戦略を策定する方針で、スロベニアは次期ＥＵ議長国を務める。両外相は会談で「自由で開かれたインド太平洋」構想について、緊密に連携することを確認。茂木氏は、東・南シナ海で一方的な現状変更の試みを強める中国に「深刻な懸念」を表明した。（2021/04/30-23:39）

Slovenian Foreign Minister Anze Logar on Friday expressed his country's support for Japan holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer as planned in defiance of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
   Logar revealed the stance at a joint press conference with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, held in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana after their meeting there earlier in the day.
   Logar said he hopes that Slovenian athletes will win as many medals as possible at the Tokyo Games.
   Showing his gratitude for the Slovenian support, Motegi said that Japan will work fully to hold the Olympic and Paralympic Games safely and securely.
   The Olympics is slated to take place between late July and early August, and the Paralympics from late August to early September. The events, originally scheduled for summer 2020, have been postponed by one year due to the spread of the coronavirus across the globe.