国際賢人会議、広島で開幕　岸田首相「核なき世界へ歩む」

　核廃絶に向けて内外の有識者が議論する国際賢人会議の第１回会合が１０日、広島市内で始まった。米中ロなど核兵器保有国と非保有国の双方から参加。開催を主導した岸田文雄首相はメッセージで「困難でも『核兵器のない世界』へ歩まねばならない。理想に近づくため、具体的な方策を示してほしい」と呼び掛けた。
　首相は、ウクライナ侵攻で核使用を示唆するロシアや、核・ミサイル開発を続ける北朝鮮に触れ、「核軍縮を巡る厳しい現実の壁は、以前にも増して大きく立ちはだかっている」と指摘。その上で「現実を理想に結び付ける道筋を見いだすため、私はたいまつを強く高く掲げ続ける」と訴えた。（2022/12/10-11:41）

A two-day international meeting for a world without nuclear weapons began in the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, on Saturday, bringing together experts from both nuclear and nonnuclear states.
   This is the first meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons, or IGEP, held at the initiative of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose constituency is in Hiroshima, which was devastated by a U.S. atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945, toward the end of World War II.
   In a message sent to Saturday's session. Kishida said a world without nuclear weapons must be pursued no matter how difficult it may be. He asked participants to put forward specific ways to help the world get closer to the goal.
   Citing Russia's threat to use nuclear weapons in its aggression of Ukraine and North Korea's continuing nuclear and missile programs, Kishida said that realizing nuclear disarmament has become even more difficult.
   Kishida stressed that he will continue to bring up the issue to bridge the gap between the ideal and the reality. He will attend the meeting in person on Sunday.