コロナ対策協調で一致　途上国支援の改善も合意―Ｇ２０外相会合

　【ベルリン時事】イタリア南部マテラで２９日、２０カ国・地域（Ｇ２０）外相・開発相会合が開かれ、新型コロナウイルス対策での国際協調などをうたった「マテラ宣言」を採択した。途上国支援で融資を受けた国が借金漬けとなる「債務のわな」を念頭に、透明性向上など支援の質改善でも合意した。
　マテラ宣言は、▽パンデミック（世界的大流行）の生活への影響阻止▽持続可能な食料供給▽気候変動対策―などでの協調を盛り込んだ。途上国支援をめぐっては開発相のみの会合で別の声明を採択し、持続可能な形での資金調達などがうたわれた。日本の茂木敏充外相は、融資時の国際ルール順守などの重要性を強調。このほか、「自由で開かれたインド太平洋」構想や、来年にチュニジアで開かれるアフリカ開発会議（ＴＩＣＡＤ）に向けたアフリカ支援の方針も説明した。（2021/06/30-07:39）

Foreign and development ministers from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies at their meeting in Matera, southern Italy, on Tuesday called for international cooperation in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
   They also agreed to enhance the quality of assistance to developing countries, such as improving transparency, apparently keeping in mind the issue of so-called debt-traps, a situation in which developing countries receiving loans for infrastructure development and other projects become heavily indebted.
   The Matera declaration, adopted at the meeting, said that the G-20 economies and their partners will "contribute to strengthening international efforts to contain the effects of the pandemic on lives and livelihoods."
   The declaration also showed their intention to work together in such areas as creating sustainable food supply systems and tackling climate change.
   On assistance to developing nations, the development ministers in a separate statement stressed the need for financing in a sustainable way.