処理水協議、首脳宣言明記へ　中国対抗、島サミットが開幕

　日本と１８の太平洋島しょ国・地域による首脳会議「太平洋・島サミット」が１６日、３日間の日程で開幕した。南太平洋で影響力拡大を図る中国に対抗する狙いがあり、最終日の１８日に首脳宣言と共同行動計画を採択する。宣言には安全保障を含めた幅広い分野の協力深化を盛り込み、東京電力福島第１原発の処理水の海洋放出について今後も意思疎通を続けることを明記する見通しだ。
　島サミットは１９９７年から３年ごとに開かれており、今回で１０回目。対面での開催は６年ぶりで、岸田文雄首相が共同議長を務める。（2024/07/16-20:50）

Japan and Pacific island nations kicked off a three-day summit on Tuesday, with their leaders expected to agree to continue dialogue on Japan's release into the sea of tritium-containing treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
   The Japan-hosted Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting is aimed at countering China's growing influence in the South Pacific. The leaders will adopt a joint statement and action plan at the end of the meeting on Thursday.
   The Pacific islands summit has been held every three years since 1997, bringing together leaders from Japan and 18 Pacific countries and regions. This year's meeting is the 10th and the first to be held in person in six years.
   Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida serves as co-chair of the ongoing meeting.