「徴用工」解決へ協議加速　日韓外相、対北朝鮮連携を確認

　カンボジアを訪問中の林芳正外相は４日午後（日本時間同）、韓国の朴振外相と約３０分間会談した。日本外務省によると、元徴用工問題など日韓間の懸案について早期解決を目指して政府間の協議を加速させることで一致。北朝鮮問題をめぐる連携を確認した。
　林、朴両氏の対面による正式な会談は７月１８日に東京で行って以来で２回目。林氏は島根県・竹島周辺での最近の韓国軍の訓練や韓国調査船の領海侵入を取り上げ、これまで抗議を重ねてきた日本の立場を改めて伝えた。朴氏も韓国側の主張を展開した。
　北朝鮮の核・ミサイル開発について、両外相は「国際社会に対する明白で深刻な挑戦」との認識を共有。米国を交えた３カ国で連携して対処することを申し合わせた。朴氏は日本人拉致問題の解決を目指す日本の取り組みに支持を表明した。（2022/08/04-20:22）

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his South Korean counterpart, Park Jin, agreed Thursday to accelerate Tokyo-Seoul talks to resolve the issue of Koreans requisitioned to work for Japanese companies during World War II and other pending issues.
   Hayashi and Park held talks for about 30 minutes in Cambodia, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. It was the second official in-person meeting between the two, following the one held in Tokyo on July 18.
   Hayashi reiterated Japan's protests against recent South Korean military drills near disputed Sea of Japan islands known as Takeshima in Japan and South Korean survey ships' intrusions into Japan's territorial waters around there.
   Park expressed his country's stance on the islands, which are effectively controlled by South Korea, which calls them Dokdo.
   Meanwhile, the two shared a view that North Korea's nuclear and missile development is an obvious and serious challenge to the international community.