９月６～７日で調整　岸田首相の韓国訪問

　岸田文雄首相の韓国訪問について、日韓両政府が９月６～７日を軸に調整していることが分かった。両国の複数の関係者が２７日、明らかにした。岸田氏は尹錫悦大統領と会談し、首相退任を前に安全保障を含む多様な分野での日韓の協力継続を確認する見通しだ。
　首相の訪韓はソウルで日中韓首脳会談が開かれた５月以来。日韓首脳が形式にとらわれず往来を重ねる「シャトル外交」の一環と位置付ける。ニュージーランドのラクソン首相が９月４～５日に韓国を公式訪問する予定で、岸田氏の訪韓はその後で調整されている。
　来年の日韓国交正常化６０周年の節目を控え、両首脳は会談で、人的交流を含む多様な分野での関係発展を協議。両国外務省は既に記念事業の担当事務局をそれぞれ設置しており、準備の加速化で一致する方向だ。（2024/08/27-16:57）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's planned trip to South Korea is expected to take place on Sept. 6-7, people in the two countries familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
   Kishida is likely to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to confirm that the two sides will continue bilateral cooperation in areas including security even after the prime minister steps down late next month.
   It is set to be Kishida's first visit to South Korea since May, when he attended a trilateral summit of leaders from Japan, China and South Korea. The trip is a part of "shuttle diplomacy" between Tokyo and Seoul, or mutual visits by Japanese and South Korean leaders to each other's country.
   Kishida and Yoon are seen discussing ways to promote ties in a range of areas including people-to-people exchanges, ahead of the 60th anniversary next year of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The two sides' foreign ministries have already set up secretariats in charge of commemorative projects, and the leaders are slated to agree on accelerating preparations.
   Yoon pushed for warmer Japan-South Korea ties based on a personal relationship of trust with Kishida and used this to strengthen trilateral security cooperation with Japan and the United States to counter North Korea's threats. The Yoon administration hopes that cooperation can be maintained under Kishida's successor.