農漁業の閣僚宣言案を支持　農水副大臣が表明―ＷＴＯ会議

　【ジュネーブ時事】武部新農林水産副大臣は１４日、世界貿易機関（ＷＴＯ）閣僚会議で議論されている農業と漁業の閣僚宣言案について、日本として支持する考えを表明した。この日の会合終了後、記者団に語った。
　閣僚宣言案は、農業の国内補助金の削減などに向け、作業計画を策定した上で、２年後をめどに開く次回会議で具体的な合意を得ることを明記。漁業では、乱獲につながる補助金を原則禁止する一方、水産資源を維持する措置を講じれば支出を認める例外規定を設けた。
　武部氏は、農業分野の宣言案に関し「完全ではないが、次回会合に向けた議論を進めていく上で支持可能という声は多く、日本も支持する」と明言。漁業に関しては「漁業者に対し、適正な資源管理を進めるよう協力を求めている」と語り、日本には禁止される補助金は存在しないとの認識を示した。（2022/06/15-07:48）

The Japanese government will support a proposal discussed at a World Trade Organization conference to curb agricultural and fishing subsidies, Arata Takebe, Japanese state minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, said Tuesday.
   The proposal is part of a draft ministerial declaration thrashed out at the ongoing ministerial conference of the Geneva-based trade body, which started Sunday for a four-day run.
   After attending Tuesday's discussions, Takebe told reporters that the agriculture part of the draft declaration is not perfect but many say it can be supported in terms of continuing discussions toward the next ministerial conference to be held in about two years' time.
   The draft declaration calls on member economies to advance full-scale negotiations on the proposed reduction of domestic farming subsidies and reach a broad agreement on it at the next ministerial conference. As Japan subsidizes its farmers heavily, the country may be pressured to reduce the subsidies if an agreement is reached on the matter.
   As for fisheries subsidies, the draft calls for banning in principle those that would lead to encouraging overfishing, while allowing as an exception the provision of such subsidies when accompanied with measures to conserve fishing resources.