日韓「極めて重要な隣国」　元徴用工、適切対応を要求―菅首相が文大統領と電話会談

　菅義偉首相は２４日午前、韓国の文在寅大統領と就任後初めて電話会談し、冷え込んだ日韓関係について協議した。首相は「日韓両国は極めて重要な隣国であり、北朝鮮問題をはじめ、日韓、日米韓の連携は重要だ」と表明。元徴用工問題などに関し、「現在非常に厳しい状況にある両国関係をこのまま放置してはならない」と伝えた。
　会談後、首相は「わが国の一貫した立場に基づいて、今後も韓国に適切な対応を強く求めていきたい」と記者団に強調。安倍政権と同じく韓国に毅然（きぜん）とした姿勢で臨む方針を明らかにした。（2020/09/24-12:52）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday that their countries are extremely important neighbors to each other.
   "Japan and South Korea are extremely significant neighboring countries," Suga said in his first telephone talks with Moon since he took office last week.
   During the talks, Suga stressed the significance of bilateral coordination between Japan and South Korea and trilateral cooperation among the two plus the United States for tackling a range of issues including one that involves North Korea.
   On a wartime labor feud and other issues pending between Japan and South Korea, Suga said, "We mustn't leave bilateral relations, which are currently in a very tough situation, as they are."
   Speaking to reporters after the phone talks, Suga suggested that his government will take a firm attitude toward South Korea, as the government of his immediate predecessor, Shinzo Abe, did. "We'll continue to strongly urge South Korea to take appropriate action, on the basis of our country's consistent stance," Suga said.