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高市首相は「全く飲酒していない」 G7テレビ会議欠席時、政府が報道否定
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高市首相は「全く飲酒していない」 G7テレビ会議欠席時、政府が報道否定

G7首脳テレビ会議欠席前の自民党幹部との会食で飲酒していたとする報道について、木原稔官房長官が「仮定や推測に基づく」として否定

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高市早苗首相が先月のG7首脳テレビ会議を欠席した直前に自民党幹部との会食で飲酒していたとする報道について、木原稔官房長官は9日の記者会見で「仮定や推測に基づく」として全面的に否定した。会議は10月2日夜に開かれ、外務審議官が代理で出席した。同席した中西祐介官房副長官は酒類が提供されていたと国会で認め、別の出席者は首相もアルコールを口にしていたと明かした。

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先月のG7首脳テレビ会議は10月2日夜に開かれ、高市首相は欠席し外務審議官が代理で出席した。首相はその数時間前、麻生太郎副総裁ら自民党幹部と首相公邸で会食を行っていた。

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先月の先進7カ国(G7)首脳テレビ会議を欠席した高市早苗首相が直前に催された自民党幹部との会食で飲酒していたとする報道について、木原稔官房長官は9日の記者会見で「仮定や推測に基づく」として全面的に否定した。「議題の追加など自ら出席する必要が生じる可能性に備えるため、全く飲酒していない。この点は明確にしておく」と断言した。

高市首相G7欠席「飲み会」理由? 政府の説明曖昧、野党追及

テレビ会議は10月2日夜に開かれ、外務審議官が代理で出た。首相はその数時間前、麻生太郎副総裁ら自民党幹部と首相公邸で会食。同席した中西祐介官房副長官は酒類が提供されていたと国会で認め、別の出席者は取材に「首相もアルコールを口にしていた」と明かした。

会見で木原氏は、首相の会議欠席について「参加も検討したが、(日時の決定が)あまりにも直前であり、必要な機材や業者を含め事務的な準備が間に合わないなどさまざまな要素を勘案した」と改めて説明した。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 野党が国会で高市首相のG7欠席と飲酒報道について追及を続ける

    Likely · Within days

  • 政府側が首相のG7欠席理由について追加の説明を行う

    Possible · Within days

Open Questions

  • 高市首相が実際にアルコールを摂取していたかどうか
  • G7欠席の決定プロセスとタイミングの詳細
  • 会食の正確な参加者リストと提供された飲料の詳細

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