中国念頭に協力確認　ワクチン１５４万回分供与―日越首脳

　岸田文雄首相は２４日、ベトナムのファム・ミン・チン首相と首相官邸で会談し、覇権主義的な動きを強める中国を念頭に「自由で開かれたインド太平洋」実現に向けた協力を確認した。岸田氏は新型コロナウイルスワクチン１５４万回分をベトナムに追加供与すると表明した。
　外国首脳の来日は１０月の岸田政権発足後初めて。岸田氏は今月初旬にも英グラスゴーでチン氏と意見を交わしており、会談を重ねることで東南アジア諸国連合（ＡＳＥＡＮ）との関係強化を進めたい考え。岸田氏は会談で「ベトナムは自由で開かれたインド太平洋を実現する上で要となる重要なパートナーだ」と強調した。（2021/11/24-20:49）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Minh Chinh, on Wednesday agreed to work together to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
   In their meeting in Tokyo, Kishida and Chinh confirmed their countries' commitment to the initiative, apparently with China's increasingly hegemonic behavior in mind.
   Kishida pledged that Japan will provide an additional 1.54 million doses of novel coronavirus vaccine to Vietnam.
   Chinh is the first foreign leader who has visited Japan since Kishida took office as prime minister in October.
   Kishida hopes to strengthen Japan's relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations through further conversations with Chinh. Early this month, they exchanged opinions in Glasgow, Scotland.