米国務長官、予定通り訪日へ　アジア歴訪日程短縮

　【ワシントン時事】米国務省のオルタガス報道官は３日、ポンペオ国務長官が４～６日の日程で訪日すると発表した。６日に日米とオーストラリア、インドの４カ国外相会合に出席し、菅義偉首相とも会談する予定。当初は８日までの日程で韓国とモンゴルも訪問する計画だったが、トランプ大統領が新型コロナウイルスに感染し入院したことを受け、訪日だけに日程を短縮した形だ。
　オルタガス氏は「ポンペオ長官は１０月中にアジアを再訪するつもりだ」と説明した。韓国訪問などを再調整するとみられる。（2020/10/04-12:23）

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Japan for three days from Sunday as scheduled, Department of State spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said Saturday.
   On Tuesday, Pompeo will attend a four-way ministerial meeting with his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India and hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
   He had initially planned to visit South Korea and Mongolia through Thursday as well. But he shortened the schedule after U.S. President Donald Trump was hospitalized after being infected with the new coronavirus.
   Ortagus said in a statement, "Secretary Pompeo expects to be traveling to Asia again in October." He is expected to reschedule the visits to South Korea and Mongolia.
   Pompeo has not met with Trump since the White House signing ceremony on Sept. 15 of an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalize their relations, officials said.