2021.02.20 00:50Nation

G7、東京五輪「今夏」支持 コロナ後へ世界主導―首脳声明

 先進7カ国(G7)首脳は19日のテレビ会議で首脳声明をまとめ、東京五輪・パラリンピックを「新型コロナウイルスに打ち勝つ世界の結束の証し」として今夏に安全、安心な形で開催するとしている「日本の決意を支持する」と表明した。
 声明は2021年を「多国間主義のための転換点」と位置付け、新型コロナで打撃を受けた社会・経済の立て直しに向けて国際社会を主導していく姿勢を強調。世界保健機関(WHO)や産業界と連携してワクチン開発を加速させ、途上国への供給増を含め安価で公平な普及を図る方針を示した。 
 また、中国を念頭に「非市場志向の政策や慣行」に対処するための共通の方策についてG7で協議し、他の関係国との共同歩調を目指す立場を明記した。(2021/02/20-00:50)

2021.02.20 00:50Nation

G-7 Leaders Support Holding Tokyo Games This Summer


Leaders of the Group of Seven major industrial nations on Friday expressed their support for Japan's resolve to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer in defiance of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
   "We support the commitment of Japan" to hold the Tokyo Games "in a safe and secure manner this summer as a symbol of global unity in overcoming COVID-19," the leaders said in a joint statement adopted at their videoconference the same day.
   At the online G-7 summit, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated that Japan aims to hold the international sporting events as a testament that humanity has defeated the virus. "I obtained support from all of my G-7 colleagues" for staging the games, Suga told reporters after the summit.
   The Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics were postponed by one year from 2020 due to the global spread of the novel coronavirus.
   The leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States stressed that they will accelerate the development of coronavirus vaccines, increase vaccine manufacturing capacity and ensure "affordable and equitable access" to vaccines, in cooperation with the World Health Organization and related industries.

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