岸田首相、アジア・欧州歴訪へ出発　「力による現状変更」反対訴え

　岸田文雄首相は２９日午前、東南アジア・欧州５カ国歴訪のため、政府専用機で羽田空港を出発した。各国首脳との会談では、ロシアのウクライナ侵攻をめぐり意見交換。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」実現に向けた協力で一致するとともに、「力による一方的な現状変更」を認めない姿勢を共有したい考えだ。
　出発に先立ち、首相は同空港で記者団に「それぞれの首脳とウクライナ情勢をめぐって率直に意見交換し、自由で開かれたインド太平洋実現のための具体的な協力について確認したい。全体を通じて、平和を守るための訪問を行いたい」と語った。（2022/04/29-08:49）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left for a tour of three Southeast Asian countries and two European nations on a government jet from Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on Friday morning.
   In talks with leaders of the five countries, Kishida hopes to exchange opinions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Apparently with China's increasingly hegemonic behavior in mind, the prime minister also aims to agree with the leaders to promote cooperation in efforts to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific and share the recognition of not allowing any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force.
   "I hope to have candid exchanges of opinions with the leaders over the Ukrainian situation and confirm specific ways of cooperation in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific," Kishida told reporters ahead of his departure at the airport. "Throughout my tour, I want to make visits for the sake of protecting peace."
   In the first half of his tour, Kishida will visit Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, in that order.
   As Indonesia serves as this year's Group of 20 chair and Thailand holds the 2022 presidency of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, Kishida plans to confirm with the two countries' leaders cooperation in making G-20 and APEC meetings successful. With the leader of Vietnam, which is in a territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea, Kishida hopes to agree on the promotion of security cooperation.