岸田首相、国連演説見送りへ　来月訪米、総裁選と調整付かず

　岸田文雄首相が９月下旬に予定する国連総会に合わせた訪米で、自らの一般討論演説を見送る方向となった。日本は来月２６日の枠が割り当てられたが、自民党総裁選の投開票日である同２７日までに帰国するため、調整が付かなかった。複数の関係者が３０日、明らかにした。
　一般討論演説は、９月２４～３０日の日程で行われ、日本が割り当てられた枠は同２６日午後だった。各国と演説順の変更を協議しているが調整は付かず、首相周辺は「一般討論演説は難しい」との見通しを示した。
　日本の首相が国連での演説を見送るのは２００７年９月の福田康夫首相以来。この時は高村正彦外相が演説したが、今回は総裁選出馬に意欲を示す上川陽子外相の訪米も見通せない。このため山崎和之国連大使が対応する案も出ている。（2024/08/30-17:49）

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will skip delivering a speech in the general debate of the U.N. General Assembly when he visits the United States in late September, informed sources said Friday.
   In the Sept. 24-30 general debate, Japan has been allotted a speech slot on the afternoon of Sept. 26. local time, but Kishida plans to return home by Sept. 27, the day of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.
   Japan has been negotiating with other countries to change its speech slot, but has not reached a deal. It now seems "difficult" for Kishida to give a general debate speech, said an aide to the prime minister.
   Kishida would be the first Japanese prime minister to skip a general debate speech since September 2007, when then Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura delivered a speech on behalf of then Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.
   It is uncertain whether current Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will attend the U.N. General Assembly session, as she is seeking to run in the LDP leadership election.