日米、今後も国際秩序の中核　大統領私邸で首脳会談

　【ウィルミントン時事】米国を訪問中の岸田文雄首相は２１日午前（日本時間２２日未明）、バイデン大統領と東部デラウェア州ウィルミントンの同氏の私邸で約１時間会談した。日米同盟の抑止力・対処力を強化していく重要性を確認。今後も日米が国際秩序の中核を担う「グローバル・パートナー」であり続けることを申し合わせた。
　首相が在任中にバイデン氏と個別に会談するのは今回が最後。バイデン氏はこれまで３年間の首相の指導力をたたえ、ロシアの侵攻を受けた対ウクライナ支援や日韓関係の改善などを評価した。
　首相は「バイデン氏の力強いリーダーシップにより、日米同盟はかつてなく強固になった」と強調。両氏は、安全保障分野の日米協力を着実に深化させることで一致した。
　中国による東・南シナ海進出の動きに毅然（きぜん）として対応していく方針を確認。「台湾海峡の平和と安定の重要性」を主張する立場も改めて共有した。（2024/09/22-08:07）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed the importance of their countries' global partnership at their meeting Saturday morning.
   They emphasized the need to strengthen the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance, affirming their countries' roles as global partners central to maintaining international order.
   The meeting, which lasted about an hour, took place at Biden's private residence in Wilmington, Delaware. To Kishida, it was his final one-on-one meeting with Biden as prime minister because he will leave office after his Liberal Democratic Party picks its new leader succeeding him Friday.
   In the meeting, Biden praised Kishida's leadership over the past three years in office, highlighting his support for Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion and efforts to improve Japan's relations with South Korea.
   Kishida emphasized that "the Japan-U.S. alliance has grown stronger than ever under Biden's leadership." The two leaders agreed to further deepen bilateral cooperation in the area of security.