同盟深化へ協力継続　日米首脳が初の対面会談

　【リマ時事】ペルーのリマを訪問中の石破茂首相は１５日午後（日本時間１６日午前）、バイデン米大統領と約１０分間会談した。中国の覇権主義的な動向を踏まえ、日米同盟の深化と韓国やオーストラリアなどを交えた同志国連携の強化に向け、引き続き協力することで一致した。
　首相は会談後、「揺るぎない日米同盟をさらに発展させていくことで一致を見た」と記者団に説明した。
　石破、バイデン両氏の対面の会談は初めて。首相は来年１月に退任するバイデン氏に対し、日米同盟へのこれまでの貢献に謝意を伝えた。（2024/11/16-10:34）

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday agreed that the two countries will continue to cooperate in deepening their alliance in an effort to counter China's growing assertiveness.
   In their roughly 10-minute meeting in Lima, Peru, on the sidelines of a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, Ishiba and Biden also agreed that Japan and the United States will strengthen cooperation with like-minded countries, such as South Korea and Australia.
   "We agreed to further develop the unshakable Japan-U.S. alliance," Ishiba told reporters after the meeting, the first of its kind between the two leaders since Ishiba took office last month.
   Ishiba thanked Biden, who leaves office in January, for his contributions to the Japan-U.S. alliance.
   Under the Biden administration, Tokyo and Washington strengthened command and control coordination between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military and beefed up joint production of defense equipment.