日エストニア、経済の連携強化　首脳会談に元大関把瑠都同席

　安倍晋三首相は１０日、エストニアのラタス首相と首相官邸で会談し、経済分野を中心に連携を強化していくことで一致した。情報通信技術（ＩＣＴ）やサイバーセキュリティーなどについて協力を拡大させる方針。北朝鮮問題をめぐる連携も確認した。

　会談には、エストニア出身で引退後に母国の国会議員を務めている元大関把瑠都のカイド・ホーベルソン氏が同席。会談後の夕食会で安倍首相は「日エストニア関係強化に尽力されていることに感謝したい」と語った。（2020/02/10-21:49）

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his visiting Estonian counterpart, Juri Ratas, have agreed to strengthen the two countries' cooperation mainly in the economic field.
   At their meeting held at Abe's office in Tokyo on Monday, the two leaders also affirmed that Japan and Estonia will work more closely together in such areas as information and communications technologies, and cybersecurity.
   In addition, they confirmed bilateral cooperation in dealing with issues related to North Korea.
   The Abe-Ratas meeting was joined by Kaido Hoovelson, a former professional sumo wrestler from Estonia, who competed in Japan under the ring name of Baruto.
   At a banquet held after the meeting Abe thanked Hoovelson for working to enhance Japan-Estonia relations. Hoovelson, who had the rank of ozeki, the second highest in the makuuchi top division of Japanese professional sumo after the rank of yokozuna, retired from the sport in 2013 and now serves as a lawmaker in his home country.