菅首相、国連総長と電話会談

　菅義偉首相は２４日午前、国連のグテレス事務総長と就任後初めて電話会談した。首相は「日本は多国間主義を重視し、『自由で開かれたインド太平洋』を通じた法の支配の実現を目指している」と表明。新型コロナウイルス対策などで連携していくことで一致した。
　首相はまた、北朝鮮による日本人拉致問題の早期解決に向けた協力を要請。グテレス氏は全面的に支持する考えを伝えるとともに、北朝鮮の非核化を進めることの重要性も強調した。（2020/09/24-09:59）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres affirmed on Thursday the two sides' cooperation on a variety of issues, including the new coronavirus pandemic.
   In his first telephone talks with Guterres as the national leader, Suga said Japan is focused on multilateralism and aims to realize the rule of law through the concept of "a free and open Indo-Pacific."
   Suga also called for cooperation from the United Nations to realize an early resolution of the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago.
   Guterres indicated the international organization's willingness to give its full support for Japan on the matter. He also stressed the importance of promoting the denuclearization of North Korea.