日本産牛肉、対中輸出再開へ　２５日に外相会談

　外務省は２１日、茂木敏充外相と中国の王毅国務委員兼外相が２５日に東京都内で会談すると発表した。両外相は、日本産牛肉の対中輸出再開で合意し、前提条件となる「動物衛生検疫協定」に署名する見通しだ。
　中国は２００１年に日本でＢＳＥ（牛海綿状脳症）が発生して以降、日本産牛肉の輸入を禁止している。日本は早ければ来年にも輸出を再開したい考えで、実現すれば約２０年ぶりとなる。（2019/11/21-17:20）

Japan's Foreign Ministry announced Thursday a meeting between Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Tokyo on Monday, at which they are expected to conclude an agreement on animal health and quarantine, paving the way for the resumption of Japanese beef exports to China.
   China has banned imports of beef from Japan since the outbreak of mad cow disease, formally called bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, in the island country in 2001.
   Japan is seeking to restart exports as early as next year, ending a nearly 20-year hiatus.
   The ministerial meeting will be conducted after Wang attends the meeting of Group of 20 foreign ministers in Nagoya, central Japan, on Friday and Saturday.
   With a visit to Japan by Chinese President Xi Jinping as a state guest planned for next spring, the agreement to restart Japanese beef exports is seen as the two countries' attempt to highlight improving bilateral relations.