茂木氏「中国に深刻な懸念」　ミャンマー情勢も議論―Ｇ７外相会議

　【ロンドン時事】先進７カ国（Ｇ７）外相会議は４日、ロンドンで２日目の討議を行い、中国やロシア、ミャンマーなどの地域情勢に関して意見交換した。茂木敏充外相は、東・南シナ海における中国の一方的な現状変更の試みを「深刻に懸念している」と述べた。
　日本政府によると、茂木氏は香港情勢や新疆ウイグル自治区の人権問題についても懸念を表明。Ｇ７を中心に国際社会が一致したメッセージを出すことの重要性を指摘したという。
　Ｇ７ではミャンマー情勢も議論。茂木氏は、暴力の停止や対話の開始を求めた東南アジア諸国連合（ＡＳＥＡＮ）の取り組みをＧ７として支持し、連携すべきだと述べた。一方、英政府によると、議長を務めるラーブ英外相はクーデターで実権を握ったミャンマー国軍に対する圧力強化を各国に提案した。（2021/05/05-09:08）

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, at a Group of Seven meeting in London on Tuesday, expressed serious concern over China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
   At the meeting of foreign ministers from the seven major industrial nations plus the European Union, Motegi also voiced concern over the situation in Hong Kong and human rights issues in the Xinjiang Uighur region, stressing the importance of the international community, including the G-7 countries, issuing a unified message over the matters, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
   Participants also discussed issues in Myanmar. Motegi said that the G-7 nations should support and cooperate with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which has urged the Myanmarese junta to stop violence against citizens and start dialogue.
   British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, chair of the meeting, proposed applying greater pressure on Myanmar's military, which seized power through a coup in February, according to the British government.
   Britain's presidency of the G-7 meeting "is an opportunity to bring together open, democratic societies and demonstrate unity at a time when it is much needed to tackle shared challenges and rising threats," Raab said.