岸田首相、豪州へ出発　安保・資源で「強力な絆、深化」

　岸田文雄首相は２１日午前、オーストラリアに向け、政府専用機で羽田空港を出発した。豪州西部の都市パースで２２日にアルバニージー首相と会談。東・南シナ海だけでなく南太平洋への進出も加速させる中国を念頭に、安全保障協力に関する新たな共同宣言を発表する方向だ。資源エネルギー分野の関係強化も確認する。
　首相は羽田空港で記者団に「豪州は日米豪印といった同志国連携の中核となる特別な戦略的パートナーだ」と指摘。「日豪関係の強力な絆をさらに深化させる機会としたい」と意気込みを示した。
　岸田首相の豪州訪問は就任後初めて。２１日夜にパース入りする。（2022/10/21-10:55）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left for Australia on Friday to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the areas of security and energy.
   Kishida is set to hold talks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Perth, western Australia, on Saturday.
   With China expanding its presence in the East and South China seas and the South Pacific, the two leaders are expected to release a new joint declaration on security cooperation and agree to work more closely in the areas of resources and energy.
   "Australia is a special strategic partner serving as the core of the partnerships of such like-minded countries as Japan, the United States, Australia and India," Kishida told reporters before leaving Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on a government plane.
   "I want to make this trip an opportunity to deepen the strong ties between Japan and Australia," he added.