次期国務長官巡り意見交換　同盟強化へ連携確認―日米外相

　【リマ時事】岩屋毅外相は１４日午後（日本時間１５日午前）、訪問先のペルーの首都リマで、ブリンケン米国務長官と約３０分間会談した。中国の覇権主義的な動向を踏まえ、同盟強化に向けた連携を確認。トランプ次期大統領が国務長官に指名すると発表したマルコ・ルビオ上院議員を巡り意見を交わした。
　岩屋氏によると、ブリンケン氏は会談でルビオ氏に言及し、「しっかり仕事を引き継いでいく。ナイスガイだ」と述べた。岩屋氏は記者団に「次期政権のカウンターパートとともに強固な信頼関係をこれから築いていきたい」と語った。（2024/11/15-09:22）

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the expected nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio as state secretary under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, at a meeting Thursday in Lima, Peru.
   In the roughly 30-minute meeting, Iwaya and Blinken also confirmed their collaboration for strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance in light of China's hegemonic activities.
   According to the Japanese foreign minister, Blinken said that he will thoroughly pass on the work of the State Department to Rubio, whom he described as a nice guy.
   "I want to build a strong trust relationship with my counterpart in the next (U.S.) administration," Iwaya told reporters.
   It was the first in-person meeting between Iwaya and Blinken since the Japanese minister took office last month. Iwaya explained to the secretary of state that boosting the bilateral alliance was the top priority for diplomacy and security under the administration of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and the two discussed the state of the region including China and North Korea.