北朝鮮非核化へ連携　中国の「動向注視」―日米外相

　【ミュンスター時事】ドイツ北西部ミュンスターを訪問中の林芳正外相は４日午後（日本時間同）、米国のブリンケン国務長官と会談した。弾道ミサイル発射を繰り返す北朝鮮が７回目の核実験に踏み切るとの観測があることを踏まえ、北朝鮮の完全な非核化に向け、日米、日米韓で緊密に連携することで一致した。日米同盟の抑止力・対処力向上に取り組むことも申し合わせた。
　習近平国家主席が３期目の共産党指導部を発足させた中国については「関連の動向を注視する」と強調。中国を巡る諸課題への連携や、台湾海峡の平和と安定の重要性を確認した。（2022/11/05-00:51）

Japan and the United States on Friday confirmed that they will work even more closely toward the envisioned full denuclearization of North Korea amid heightening tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
   Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a meeting in Muenster, Germany, at a time when speculation is rife that North Korea may carry out its seventh nuclear test after an unprecedented series of ballistic missile launches.
   Hayashi and Blinken agreed on close cooperation between their countries and among the three countries also including South Korea to denuclearize North Korea. The officials also confirmed further bilateral efforts to strengthen the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance.
   They said that Tokyo and Washington will closely monitor developments related to China, where President Xi Jinping has entered his third term. They reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
   Hayashi praised the U.S. government's new National Security Strategy released in October. Blinken replied that his country will defend a free and open international order until the end.