北朝鮮核・ミサイルけん制　日米韓が次官協議

　外務省の森健良事務次官、米国のシャーマン国務副長官、韓国の趙賢東外務第１次官は２６日、東京都内で会談した。９月下旬以降、弾道ミサイル発射を繰り返す北朝鮮に対し、日米、米韓両同盟の抑止力を強化する方針で一致。７回目の核実験への懸念が高まっていることを踏まえ、国連安全保障理事会での対応などで緊密に連携することも申し合わせた。
　北朝鮮の核・ミサイル開発に関し、森氏は会談後の共同記者会見で「国際社会に対する明白かつ深刻な挑戦との認識を共有した」と説明した。シャーマン氏は「日韓の防衛へのコミットメントは揺るがない」と強調し、趙氏は「核実験を行った場合、かつてない強い対応が必要だ」と語った。（2022/10/26-17:00）

Japan, the United States and South Korea on Wednesday agreed to boost the deterrence of the Japan-U.S. and U.S.-South Korea alliances amid concerns that North Korea may conduct its seventh nuclear test.
   In a meeting in Tokyo, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong also confirmed that the three nations will enhance their security cooperation.
   The three officials discussed North Korea's repeated ballistic missile launches from late September.
   Criticizing North Korea's nuclear and missile development as a clear and serious challenge to the international community, they agreed to enhance diplomatic cooperation to encourage the international community to increase pressure on North Korea, including through actions by the U.N. Security Council.
   The three also affirmed that their countries will work together to resolve the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals decades ago.