日韓首脳、１３日に会談　北朝鮮、元徴用工巡り協議

　【プノンペン時事】岸田文雄首相は１３日、カンボジアのプノンペンで韓国の尹錫悦大統領と会談する。日本政府が１２日発表した。弾道ミサイル発射を繰り返す北朝鮮への対応や懸案の元徴用工問題に関して協議する。５月の尹政権発足後、両氏が対面で正式に会談するのは初めて。日韓首脳の正式会談は２０１９年１２月以来３年ぶりとなる。
　首相はこれまで、韓国側による元徴用工問題の解決が正式な会談の前提との立場だった。このため、９月に米ニューヨークで約３０分間協議しながら、「懇談」と位置付けていた。ただ、北朝鮮が近く７回目の核実験に踏み切るとの観測も流れる中、安全保障面で結束し、抑止力を高めるべきだと判断したもようだ。（2022/11/12-23:48）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold his first formal face-to-face meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Phnom Penh on Sunday, the Japanese government said Saturday.
   The two leaders will meet on the sidelines of regional gatherings to discuss responses to North Korea's recent missile launches and a dispute between Tokyo and Seoul over wartime labor.
   Kishida had previously taken the position that Seoul needed to resolve the wartime labor issue before a formal summit is held. The two leaders met in New York in September, but Tokyo described the 30-minute meeting as informal conversations.
   The Japanese prime minister apparently found it necessary to hold a formal meeting with Yoon as he seeks to enhance deterrence against North Korea's provocations, including a possible seventh nuclear test, people familiar with his thinking said.
   Kishida is also hoping to confirm cooperation with Seoul to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific to counter China's growing influence.