上川氏「法の支配」訴え　日ハンガリー外相会談

　上川陽子外相は２１日、来日中のハンガリーのシーヤールトー外相と外務省で会談した。上川氏はロシアが侵攻を続けるウクライナ問題に関し「法の支配に基づく自由で開かれた国際秩序の維持・強化が非常に重要だ」と指摘。東アジア情勢も含めて意見を交わした。
　ハンガリーはロシアに融和的。中国の習近平国家主席が先にハンガリーを訪問するなど中国との結び付きも強い。シーヤールトー氏は「隣国（ウクライナ）での戦争を含め、安全保障に関わる多くの危機が進行している」と述べ、日本との２国間関係の重要性を訴えた。（2024/05/21-18:58）

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with her Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, in Tokyo on Tuesday and underscored the importance of the rule of law.
   Touching on the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine in the meeting at the Foreign Ministry, Kamikawa said, "It is extremely important to maintain and strengthen a free and open international order based on the rule of law."
   Hungary has been friendly to Russia and also has close ties with China, whose president, Xi Jinping, visited the Central European nation on the final leg of his European tour earlier this month.
   Szijjarto said he hopes to enhance bilateral relations with Japan at a time when a number of security crises including the war in Hungary's neighboring country are going on.
   The two ministers also exchanged views on the East Asian situation.