中東情勢、緊密な連携確認　Ｇ７首脳が電話会議

　先進７カ国（Ｇ７）首脳は２日夜、イランによるイスラエル攻撃を受けて電話会議を開き、緊迫する中東情勢に緊密に連携して対処していくことを確認した。
　石破茂首相は会議で「全面戦争に拡大しないよう全ての関係者に最大限の自制を求め、事態の沈静化に向け努力することが重要だ」と主張。「わが国としても最大限の外交努力を行う。イランに対しても働き掛けていきたい」と伝えた。
　首相は「中東、欧州、インド太平洋の安全保障は密接に関連している」としてＧ７が協調する必要性も強調。「イランによる攻撃を含め中東情勢を深刻に懸念しており、エスカレーションは全く認められない。強く非難する」と語った。（2024/10/03-00:36）

Leaders from the Group of Seven major democracies on Wednesday reaffirmed that they will work closely together in their responses to heightened tensions in the Middle East.
   New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told his G-7 counterparts in a conference call that all parties involved need to exercise maximum restraint to prevent an escalation into an all-out war.
   Ishiba also said it is important to make efforts to de-escalate the tensions. Japan will make utmost diplomatic efforts and reach out to Iran, he said.
   Ishiba, who took office on Tuesday, called for the G-7's close cooperation on the matter, saying that the security of the Middle East, Europe and Indo-Pacific is closely linked to each other.
   The Japanese prime minister said he is gravely concerned about tensions in the Middle East, including Iran's attack on Israel, and that such escalation is utterly unacceptable.