１９日にＧ７外相会議　ウクライナ情勢、結束確認―独発表

　【ベルリン時事】ドイツ外務省報道官は１６日の定例会見で、緊迫するウクライナ情勢をめぐって先進７カ国（Ｇ７）が１９日に南部ミュンヘンで緊急の外相会議を開くと発表した。林芳正外相も出席する見通しで、各国との２国間会談も行う方針。ロシアがウクライナに対し軍事的圧迫をかけ続ける中、西側諸国の結束を確認する。
　外相会議は、１８～２０日に予定されるミュンヘン安全保障会議に合わせて開く。Ｇ７の財務相は１４日、共同声明を出し、ロシアがウクライナに侵攻した場合、ロシア経済に「甚大かつ即時の結果をもたらす」金融・経済制裁を科す用意があると警告した。独外務省報道官は、外相会議の目的は「Ｇ７の緊密な連携」を続けることだと説明。対ロ制裁などの調整を行う見通しだ。（2022/02/16-22:22）

The Group of Seven major industrial countries are considering holding an emergency meeting of their foreign ministers on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, to be held from Friday to Sunday, to discuss the Ukrainian situation, informed sources said Wednesday.
   Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is considering attending the meeting, where the G-7 nations are expected to confirm their solidarity amid Russia's mounting military pressure on Ukraine.
   On Monday, the G-7 finance ministers released a joint statement expressing their readiness to impose economic and financial sanctions with "massive and immediate consequences" on Russia's economy in the event of its invasion of Ukraine.
   The foreign ministers, if they meet in Munich, are seen discussing the details of such sanctions.
   The Munich Security Conference is the world's largest privately-organized conference on diplomacy and security. The conference is held annually in the southern German city.