岸田首相、１１日に米議会演説　国賓訪問「連携深める」―参院決算委

　岸田文雄首相は１日の参院決算委員会で、来週から予定する国賓待遇での米国訪問に関し、「緊密な連携を一層深め、強固な日米同盟を世界に示す上で、大変有意義なものになる」と意欲を示した。その上で、現地滞在中の１１日に米議会の上下両院合同会議で演説すると明らかにした。公明党の三浦信祐氏への答弁。（2024/04/01-17:39）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he will deliver a speech at a joint session of the U.S. Congress on April 11.
   The prime minister is scheduled to visit the United States as a state guest from April 8 and hold a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on April 10.
   The trip "will be very meaningful to further deepen close cooperation" between Japan and the United State "and to show the strong Japan-U.S. alliance to the world," Kishida told a House of Councillors Audit Committee meeting.
   Kishida also said his administration will try to establish constructive, stable Japan-China ties through mutual efforts for understanding each other at all levels including the summit level.
   The two countries are "major powers that bear a significant responsibility for the region's peace and stability," he stressed.