アサド政権崩壊「状況改善に期待」　林官房長官

　林芳正官房長官は９日の記者会見で、シリアのアサド政権崩壊について「（同国の人道）状況の改善につながる可能性があるものとして期待している」と述べた。今後の情勢を注視し、先進７カ国（Ｇ７）など国際社会と連携してシリアの平和と安定に向けた外交努力を続ける考えを示した。
　日本政府はシリア全土に退避勧告を出している。林氏は、在留邦人の被害は確認されていないとした上で「引き続き高い緊張感を持って、在留邦人の安全確保に万全を期していく」と強調した。（2024/12/09-10:48）

The Japanese government hopes that the collapse of dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime will help improve the humanitarian situation in Syria, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday.
   Japan will keep on making efforts for peace and stability in Syria in cooperation with its Group of Seven colleagues and other members of the international community while closely watching further developments in and related to the Middle Eastern country, Hayashi told a press conference.
   He also said the government has not yet confirmed damage inflicted on Japanese citizens in Syria, who have been urged by the Foreign Ministry to leave the country immediately.
   "We will do everything we can to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals, with a high sense of tension," Hayashi stressed.