クアッド首脳会議、２１日で調整　日米豪印、米国開催

　日本、米国、オーストラリア、インドは、４カ国の連携枠組み「クアッド」の首脳会議を２１日を軸に米国で開く方向で調整に入った。日本政府関係者が１０日明らかにした。岸田文雄首相、バイデン米大統領らが参加する。
　クアッド首脳会議は昨年５月に広島で開催して以来。今年はインドで開く予定だったが、今月下旬に米ニューヨークで開かれる国連総会に合わせて米国で開催する方向となった。
　日米首脳に加え、アルバニージー豪首相、モディ印首相が出席する予定。中国の覇権主義的な動きを念頭に「自由で開かれたインド太平洋」実現に向けた連携を確認する見通し。（2024/09/10-16:42）

The Quad countries of Japan, the United States, Australia and India are expected to hold a summit in the United States on Sept. 21, Japanese government officials said Tuesday.
   The Quad summit, initially scheduled for India, will likely be held in the United States as global leaders meet in New York this month to attend the U.N. General Assembly.
   The previous Quad summit was held in the western Japan city of Hiroshima in May last year.
   At the upcoming meeting, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to reaffirm their collaboration for a free and open Indo-Pacific as China has been increasingly active in the region.
   Kishida is expected to hold bilateral meetings with Biden and other leaders during the U.S. visit, expected to be his last trip abroad as prime minister. He will leave the post after his successor as Liberal Democratic Party president is elected later this month.