日英の安保協力推進　岸田氏、新首相と電話会談

　岸田文雄首相は６日、英国のスターマー新首相と電話会談した。両首相は欧州・大西洋地域とインド太平洋地域の安全保障は不可分で、緊密に連携していくことで一致。日英にイタリアを加えた３カ国による次期戦闘機開発の協力も確認した。
　ロシアの侵攻を受けるウクライナ、中東、東アジアの情勢についても意見を交わし、連携して対応することを申し合わせた。
　岸田氏はスターマー氏の首相就任に祝意を伝え、「法の支配に基づく自由で開かれた国際秩序の維持・強化のため緊密に連携したい」と表明。スターマー氏は「日英関係を一層緊密にしていきたい」と応じた。（2024/07/06-18:20）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed Saturday to promote security cooperation between their countries as they see the security of the Euro-Atlantic region and that of the Indo-Pacific region as inseparable.
   In their telephone talks, Kishida and Starmer, who took office Friday, also affirmed cooperation in the joint development by the two countries plus Italy of the next-generation fighter jet.
   The two leaders also agreed to cooperate in dealing with the situations in Ukraine, the Middle East and East Asia.
   Kishida congratulated Starmer on his appointment as prime minister and called for close cooperation to maintain and strengthen a free and open international order based on the rule of law.
   Starmer said he wants to further deepen his country's relationship with Japan.