日米豪印首脳が２４日に会談　対面で初、コロナや気候協議

　【ワシントン時事】サキ米大統領報道官は１３日、日米、オーストラリア、インドの４カ国（通称クアッド）による首脳会談を２４日にホワイトハウスで開催すると声明で発表した。バイデン米大統領、日本の菅義偉、豪州のモリソン、インドのモディ各首相が出席する。４氏は３月にオンライン形式で初の首脳会談を実施したが、対面の会合は初めて。
　発表によると、主要議題は新型コロナウイルスや気候変動への対応、新興技術やサイバー分野での協力、「自由で開かれたインド太平洋」の推進などとなる見通し。こうしたテーマで「４カ国の連携を深め、実践的な協力を進める」としている。（2021/09/14-08:26）

U.S. President Joe Biden will host the first in-person summit among the "Quad" nations of the United States, Japan, Australia and India on Sept. 24, the White House said Monday.
   Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Biden at the White House. The Quad framework had its first summit among the four leaders online in March.
   The four leaders "will be focused on deepening our ties and advancing practical cooperation on areas such as combating COVID-19, addressing the climate crisis, partnering on emerging technologies and cyberspace, and promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.
   Through the summit, the Biden administration aims to show that it is shifting the focus of its foreign and security policy from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific region, where China's influence is growing.
   Last month, the United States finished withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan to end its 20-year war with the Taliban.