韓国人原爆慰霊碑で祈り　現職大統領初、岸田首相を称賛

　岸田文雄首相は２１日午前、先進７カ国首脳会議（Ｇ７サミット）に招待した韓国の尹錫悦大統領と、広島市の平和記念公園にある「韓国人原爆犠牲者慰霊碑」を訪れ、献花した。韓国大統領が慰霊碑を訪れるのは初めて。尹氏はこの後の首脳会談で、首相が慰霊を持ち掛けたことを踏まえ、「平和な未来を準備するための首相の勇気ある行動として記憶されるだろう」とたたえた。
　両首脳はそれぞれの夫人を伴い、献花の後、黙とう。握手を交わした。公園内の会議場で行われた会談の冒頭、首相は慰霊碑訪問について「日韓両国の関係でも、世界の平和を祈る上でも大変重要なことだった」と強調。大統領は「両国関係の発展だけでなく、地球規模の課題への相互連帯と協力策も深く分かち合いたい」と呼び掛けた。（2023/05/21-16:59）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol together prayed for Korean atomic bomb victims at a monument in Hiroshima on Sunday.
   Kishida and Yoon, along with their wives, visited the cenotaph for Korean victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, laid flowers and offered silent prayers. The two leaders then shook hands.
   Kishida and Yoon moved to a conference venue in the park to hold a meeting. The South Korean president told Kishida that the visit will be remembered as a courageous act of the prime minister to help create a peaceful future.
   At the beginning of their meeting, Kishida said, "Our visit was very important for the Japan-South Korea relationship and for praying for world peace."
   In reply, Yoon expressed a wish to deeply share measures to enhance mutual solidarity and cooperation not only for developing the two countries' relations but for addressing global issues.