ロ朝軍事協力踏まえ連携強化　岸田首相、韓国大統領と会談

　【ワシントン時事】岸田文雄首相は１０日午後（日本時間１１日午前）、米ワシントンを訪問し、韓国の尹錫悦大統領と約３５分間会談した。北朝鮮とロシアによる「包括的戦略パートナーシップ条約」締結など日韓両国を取り巻く安全保障情勢が複雑化していることを踏まえ、米国を含めた３カ国の連携を強化していくことで一致した。
　首相は「国際情勢を踏まえれば、日韓首脳が堅固な信頼関係、戦略的な問題意識を共有する中で緊密に連携を図ることは大変意義深い」と指摘。「先般のロ朝首脳会談の結果は、地域の安全保障に与える影響の観点から深刻に憂慮すべきものだ」との考えを伝えた。
　大統領は「ロシアと北朝鮮が軍事的・経済的密着を加速する動きは、東アジア、グローバルな安全保障環境に深刻な懸念を引き起こしている。韓日米３カ国の連携が大事だ」と強調した。（2024/07/11-11:37）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday affirmed a policy of strengthening cooperation among their countries plus the United States in the face of North Korea's deepening military ties with Russia.
   In a meeting with Yoon in Washington, Kishida said, in light of the international situation, it is very significant for the leaders of Japan and South Korea to work closely together while maintaining a solid relationship of trust and having a shared awareness about strategic issues.
   "The results of the recent North Korea-Russia summit are seriously worrying in terms of their impact on regional security," Kishida said, apparently referring to a new strategic partnership treaty that was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their meeting in Pyongyang in June.
   Yoon said the moves by Russia and North Korea to further deepen their military and economic ties have caused grave concerns over the security environment in East Asia and worldwide. Cooperation among South Korea, Japan and the United States is important, the president added.
   Also in their talks that lasted some 35 minutes, Kishida and Yoon agreed to accelerate efforts to improve Japan-South Korea relations toward the 60th anniversary next year of the normalization of the two countries' diplomatic ties.