岸田、尹両氏にノーベル賞を　インド太平洋の平和貢献―米高官

　【ソウル時事】キャンベル米国務副長官は２４日、岸田文雄首相と韓国の尹錫悦大統領が日韓関係改善と日米韓３カ国の連携を通して、インド太平洋地域の安全保障に貢献していると評価し、「ノーベル平和賞の共同受賞に値する」と称賛した。ワシントンのシンクタンク「ハドソン研究所」での講演で語った。
　バイデン米大統領は昨年８月、ワシントン近郊のキャンプデービッド山荘に日韓首脳を招いて会談。中国や北朝鮮の脅威を念頭に、日米韓の安保協力強化で一致した。キャンベル氏は「困難な歴史問題や国内の抵抗を乗り越える日韓首脳の決断は目覚ましかった」と振り返った。（2024/04/25-17:46）

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Wednesday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol deserve to jointly receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
   In a speech at the Hudson Institute, a U.S. think tank, Campbell said that Kishida and Yoon are contributing to security in the Indo-Pacific region through the improvement of Japan-South Korea relations and trilateral cooperation between the two countries and the United States.
   In August last year, U.S. President Joe Biden invited the two Asian leaders to the Camp David presidential retreat near Washington for a three-way summit, where they agreed to boost security cooperation in light of threats from China and North Korea.
   "It was remarkable to see the determination on the part of both leaders of Japan and South Korea to overcome both incredibly difficult historical issues, but also interest groups and political groups in both countries that are determined not to see that improvement," Campbell said.
   In South Korea, Yoon's ruling party lost the April 10 general election. But Campbell pointed out that opinion polls in the country show support for his foreign policy.