日米首脳、２０日電話会談　菅政権の発足後初

　日米両政府は、菅義偉首相とトランプ米大統領による初の電話首脳会談を、２０日夜に行う方向で調整に入った。日本政府関係者が１８日、明らかにした。首相は日米同盟を基軸とした外交・安全保障政策を継続する方針を伝達。今後も緊密に連携していくことを確認する。
　菅氏はまた、北朝鮮による日本人拉致問題の解決に向け、協力を要請する見通し。米国と対立を深める中国をめぐっても意見交換する可能性がある。（2020/09/18-23:23）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may hold on Sunday evening his first phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump since taking office, Japanese government sources said Friday.
   The two countries' governments are now working to arrange the phone talks between the Japanese and U.S. leaders, the sources said.
   Suga, who became prime minister on Wednesday, plans to inform Trump of Tokyo's stance of continuing foreign and security policies centering around the Japan-U.S. alliance, the sources said, adding that the leaders will reaffirm close cooperation between their countries.
   Suga is expected to seek U.S. support for resolving the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals decades ago. Suga and Trump may exchange opinions on China at a time when U.S.-China relations are increasingly strained.
   Trump has said on Twitter that he looks forward to talking with the new Japanese leader soon.