岸田首相、経済安保法案策定の加速指示　推進会議が初会合

　政府は１９日午前、経済安全保障政策に関係する閣僚が参加する経済安全保障推進会議（議長・岸田文雄首相）の初会合を開いた。首相は「（経済安保の）取り組みを抜本的に強化することが重要だ」と述べ、小林鷹之経済安全保障担当相に有識者会議を設け、関連法案の策定を加速するよう指示した。
　会議は松野博一官房長官と小林氏が副議長を務め、鈴木俊一財務相、萩生田光一経済産業相ら関係閣僚が参加。半導体や医薬品といった重要物資のサプライチェーン（供給網）の強靱（きょうじん）化や人工知能（ＡＩ）など重要技術の育成に関する戦略を協議する。
　政府は来年の通常国会に重要物資の供給網強化支援措置などを盛り込んだ「経済安全保障推進法案」を提出したい考え。１９日付で内閣官房に法制準備室を設置し、法案の策定、調整を進める。（2021/11/19-11:31）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration on Friday launched a new council to discuss economic security policy, joined by related ministers.
   "It's important to drastically step up efforts" related to economic security, Kishida said at the first meeting of the council on the day. He instructed Takayuki Kobayashi, minister in charge of economic security, to set up a panel of related experts and draw up related legislation promptly.
   At a press conference on the day, Kobayashi indicated that he plans to convene the first meeting of the expert panel within this month.
   The new council is chaired by Kishida himself, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno and Kobayashi serving as vice chairs. The other members include Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda.
   The council is tasked with considering strategies to enhance the resilience of supply chains for strategic goods including semiconductors and medical products and to develop artificial intelligence and other key technologies.