日米、経済・安保で協力強化　バイデン氏来日日程を発表

　日米両政府は２０日、バイデン米大統領の２２～２４日の来日日程を発表した。２３日に岸田文雄首相と会談。２４日に日米とオーストラリア、インドの４カ国（クアッド）首脳会議に臨む。覇権主義的な動きを強める中国に対抗し、インド太平洋地域の同志国を含めた経済・安全保障面の協力を強化する。
　バイデン氏は２２日午後に訪問先の韓国から来日。２３日午前に天皇陛下と皇居で会見した後、東京・元赤坂の迎賓館で首相と会談する。バイデン氏は拉致被害者家族とも面会。同日夜は同・白金台の「八芳園」で首相と夕食を共にする。
　首相が議長役を務めるクアッド首脳会議は２４日午前に始まり、各国首脳の昼食会も予定。インドからはモディ首相が来日する。一方、豪州は２１日に総選挙を控え、モリソン首相が来日できるか不透明だ。バイデン氏は２４日午後に離日する。（2022/05/20-18:17）

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to seek stronger economic and security cooperation among the United States and Indo-Pacific allies during his Japan visit from Sunday to Tuesday, aiming to counter China's growing hegemonic moves.
   According to his itinerary released by the Japanese and U.S. governments Friday, Biden will hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday, and participate in a Quad summit among Japan, the United States, Australia and India the following day.
   Biden is scheduled to arrive in Japan on Sunday afternoon from South Korea. He will meet with Japanese Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday morning, prior to the summit with Kishida at the State Guest House, Akasaka Palace.
   The U.S. president is also slated to meet with relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and have dinner with Kishida at the Happo-en facility with a Japanese garden on Monday evening.
   The Quad summit will begin Tuesday morning under the chairmanship of Kishida. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the summit, but it is uncertain whether Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will do so after his country's general election on Saturday.