日米、宇宙協力で「重大」発表　ＡＩなど新興技術で共同研究―米高官

　【ワシントン時事】サリバン米大統領補佐官（国家安全保障担当）は９日の記者会見で、宇宙探査と月面再着陸をめぐり、１０日の日米首脳会談で「重大な成果があるだろう」と述べた。両政府は日本人宇宙飛行士を少なくとも２人、月面に着陸させる方向で調整しており、こうした計画に関して発表する可能性がある。
　国賓待遇で訪米中の岸田文雄首相は１０日、バイデン大統領とホワイトハウスで会談する。サリバン氏によれば、両首脳は人工知能（ＡＩ）や量子、半導体、クリーンエネルギーなど重要な新興技術を巡る研究パートナーシップに合意する予定。自衛隊と米軍の司令部機能の連携強化も表明する。（2024/04/10-06:51）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden will announce "major deliverables" over space exploration at a White House summit on Wednesday, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday.
   Sullivan's remarks in a press briefing come as Tokyo and Washington are considering having at least two Japanese astronauts land on the moon in a future international lunar mission.
   Sullivan said Kishida and Biden will announce "significant research partnerships" on critical and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and clean energy.
   On Biden's opposition to Nippon Steel Corp.'s proposed acquisition of United States Steel Corp., Sullivan said that the U.S. president will defend the interests of workers.
   Biden has "also been very clear that he is going to make sure that the U.S.-Japan alliance is the strongest it's ever been," Sullivan said. "He's going to accomplish both of those things."