岸田首相、来春訪米で調整　国賓待遇、議会で演説も

　岸田文雄首相は、来年春に米国を訪問する方向で調整に入った。中国の台頭を念頭に、バイデン米大統領との間で強固な日米関係を確認し、内外にアピールしたい考えだ。米側は首相を「国賓待遇」とする方針。米議会での演説も調整している。政府関係者が２１日、明らかにした。
　先の日米首脳会談で、バイデン氏は首相に来年早期の訪米を招請。結束してウクライナ支援を継続する姿勢や、ミサイル発射を繰り返す北朝鮮に対し、韓国を交えた３カ国で対応する方針を再確認する見通しだ。（2023/11/21-19:22）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting the United States next spring for talks with U.S. President Joe Biden to demonstrate the strong bilateral relationship, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.
   The United States is expected to treat Kishida as a state guest. Biden asked Kishida to visit the United States at an early date next year, during a summit meeting in San Francisco on Thursday.
   The two leaders are expected to affirm continued support for Ukraine in its war with Russia and their commitment to work with South Korea to address threats from North Korea.
   Kishida is expected to deliver a speech at the U.S. Congress, becoming the first Japanese prime minister to do so since Shinzo Abe in April 2015. He is likely to call for deepening Japan-U.S. cooperation in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
   Separately, Kishida is considering visiting Brazil and Peru in January, which next year will hold the presidency of the Group of 20 major economies and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, respectively.