日英首脳、円滑化協定で大枠合意　福島産の食品規制、来月解除

　【ロンドン時事】岸田文雄首相は５日午前（日本時間同日午後）、ロンドンで英国のジョンソン首相と会談した。両首脳は自衛隊と英軍の相互訪問時の法的基盤となる「円滑化協定（ＲＡＡ）」締結に向けた大枠合意を確認。ジョンソン氏は、２０１１年の東京電力福島第１原発事故後に英国が導入した福島県産などの食品の輸入規制を６月末までに解除する方針を伝えた。
　ＲＡＡは、相手国に一時的に滞在する際の刑事手続きなどを定めたもので、共同演習や災害救助活動の円滑な実施につながる。両首脳は日英間の防衛協力を深化させるとともに、早期署名に向け作業を加速することで一致した。次期戦闘機開発をめぐり、２２年末までに協力の全体像で合意することも申し合わせた。
　ロシアの侵攻が続くウクライナ情勢をめぐっては、先進７カ国（Ｇ７）が結束して対ロ制裁やウクライナ支援を継続することを確認した。両首脳は「欧州大西洋とインド太平洋の安全保障は不可分で、力による一方的な現状変更は世界のどこであれ認められない」との認識でも一致した。（2022/05/05-23:19）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, affirmed Thursday a broad accord toward concluding a reciprocal access agreement that will serve as a legal basis during mutual visits by Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel and British troops.
   At a meeting in London, Johnson informed Kishida of Britain's plan to lift by the end of June its import restrictions on food produced in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, which were introduced after the March 2011 triple reactor meltdown at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station.
   A bilateral RAA sets criminal and other procedures for troops from one of the countries involved during a visit to the other to help ensure the smooth implementation of joint military exercises and disaster relief activities.
   For Britain, the bilateral summit was a good opportunity to demonstrate the promotion of its relations with Japan for realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific at a time when China is increasing its influence on both the economic and military fronts. Britain is boosting its engagement in the Indo-Pacific region.
   Kishida and Johnson also discussed the situation over Ukraine, which is being invaded by Russia. They agreed that the Group of Seven major industrial nations will remain united in imposing sanctions on Russia and continuing assistance for Ukraine.