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talk; conversation; dialogue
informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; comment
discourse
二人の談話は和やかだった。
The conversation between the two was warm and friendly.
首相が記者に談話を発表した。
The prime minister issued a statement to reporters.
その談話が外交問題に発展するとは誰も予想しなかった。
No one expected that conversation to develop into a diplomatic issue.