来月４日まで欧州、サウジ歴訪　茂木外相

　茂木敏充外相は２９日午前の記者会見で、同日から１０月４日までの日程で、ポルトガル、フランス、サウジアラビアを訪問すると発表した。各国外相らと会談し、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大で滞っている人的往来の再開や感染症対策での連携について協議。中国が海洋進出を図る南・東シナ海情勢をめぐっても意見交換する見通しだ。（2020/09/29-12:30）

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told a press conference on Tuesday morning that he would leave later in the day to visit Portugal, France and Saudi Arabia.
   Motegi also said he will hold a meeting with his U.S., Australian and Indian counterparts in Tokyo on Oct. 6, after returning home on Sunday.
   During the overseas visit, Motegi will have talks with each country's foreign minister and other officials on a possible easing of travel restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as bilateral cooperation in the fight against the infectious disease.
   The Japanese foreign chief is also expected to take up the situations in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, where China is increasingly assertive.
   "As VIP visits are beginning to restart in the international community, I plan to have face-to-face intensive discussions to consider a post-COVID world," Motegi said.