ワクチン生産拡大を促進　ＡＰＥＣ首脳会議が閉幕

　日本や米国、中国など２１カ国・地域が参加するアジア太平洋経済協力会議（ＡＰＥＣ）首脳会議が１２日夜（日本時間）、オンライン形式で開かれた。新型コロナウイルス感染拡大で打撃を受けた経済の回復に向け、ワクチンの生産拡大に加え、各国・地域が治療薬などを公平に入手できるようにすることが重要との認識で一致。首脳宣言を採択し、閉幕した。
　首脳宣言は「公平にワクチンを共有し、生産および供給を拡大する国際的な取り組みを支援する」と明記した。ワクチンの入手をめぐる先進国と途上国の格差是正を目指す。
　日本から出席した岸田文雄首相は、今月末に始まる世界貿易機関（ＷＴＯ）閣僚会議に触れ、新型コロナ対策などで「前進を示すことが不可欠だ」と強調。宣言では「閣僚会議でコロナ感染症に対する効果的な多国間対応を模索する」とした。（2021/11/13-01:09）

APEC leaders on Friday shared the recognition that it is important to promote the expansion of the production of COVID-19 vaccines in order to achieve an economic recovery from the pandemic.
   In a joint declaration adopted at their online meeting, the leaders from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum member economies, including Japan, the United States and China, said that they will "support global efforts to share vaccines equitably and expand vaccine manufacture and supply." The economies will work to rectify disparities between advanced nations and developing countries over vaccine procurement.
   At the summit, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida touched on a ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization that will start in late November, saying that it would be indispensable for the conference to achieve progress in hammering out measures to address the coronavirus crisis and other issues.
   The APEC leaders said in the joint declaration that they will "seek a pragmatic, effective and forward-looking multilateral response to COVID-19" at the WTO ministerial conference.
   The declaration also noted that the APEC economies will work to "advance economic integration in the region in a manner that is market-driven," apparently referring to partnership frameworks such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, which China and Taiwan have applied to join.