新国立競技場、今月末完成を確認　民営化計画は先送り―閣僚会議

　政府は１９日、２０２０年東京五輪・パラリンピックに向けた新国立競技場（東京都新宿区）の関係閣僚会議を首相官邸で開き、今月末の完成見込みを最終確認した。菅義偉官房長官は「定められた工期、コストの範囲内で完了できる見込みであることを確認できた。計画通りに竣工（しゅんこう）できることは非常に喜ばしい」と述べた。
　同競技場は１６年１２月に本体工事を着工。１２月２１日にオープニングイベントを行う。

　会議では、当初年内に決める予定だった競技場の民営化計画を、大会後に先送りすることも報告された。政府は大会後、競技場の運営権を民間に売却する方針。しかしセキュリティー確保のため大会前に詳細な図面を示せず、事業者側から「十分な検討ができない」との意見が出ていた。（2019/11/19-12:16）

The Japanese government confirmed Tuesday for the last time that the new National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, will be completed at the end of November.
   "We were able to confirm that the stadium will be completed as scheduled and within its budget. We are very happy," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference after the confirmation at a meeting of related cabinet ministers.
   Work to build the stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward started in December 2016. The stadium's opening event will be held on Dec. 21.
   At the meeting, the ministers were informed that a decision on a plan to privatize the stadium, initially scheduled for this year, will be deferred until after the international sporting events end in early September next year.
   The government has faced complaints from businesses interested in acquiring the operating rights of the stadium because it was unable to present the building's detailed design before the events due to security reasons.