日米、対中連携で一致　次官級協議、定例化も

　【ワシントン時事】船越健裕外務事務次官は１６日、米ワシントンの国務省でランドー国務副長官と会談した。覇権主義的な動きを強める中国を念頭に、安全保障分野で緊密に連携していく方針で一致した。第２次トランプ政権発足後、両者の対面協議は初めて。
　協議では、次官級協議の定例開催で合意した。日米両政府が掲げる「自由で開かれたインド太平洋」の実現に向け、韓国やフィリピン、オーストラリア、インドを交えた多国間枠組みの推進も確認した。（2025/05/17-08:47）

Vice-ministerial-level officials from Japan and the United States met in Washington on Friday and agreed to continue close security cooperation in the face of China's growing hegemonic moves.
   Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met in person for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump began his second term in January.
   The two officials also agreed to hold regular vice-ministerial-level talks.
   They confirmed that the Japanese and U.S. governments will promote multilateral frameworks involving South Korea, the Philippines, Australia and India to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
   Tammy Bruce, spokesperson for the U.S. department, said in a statement that Funakoshi and Landau "discussed joint work to pursue a new golden era for U.S.-Japan relations."