日米、ウクライナ侵攻を非難　ＡＰＥＣ食料安保相会合、共同声明見送り

　日本や米国、中国、ロシアなど２１カ国・地域で構成するアジア太平洋経済協力会議（ＡＰＥＣ）食料安全保障担当相会合が２６日、オンライン形式で開かれた。日米など西側諸国はロシアによるウクライナ侵攻が食料危機を招いていると主張したのに対し、ロシアが反発。全会一致が必要な共同声明の採択は見送りとなった。（2022/08/26-18:49）

Countries including Japan and the United States argued that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is causing a food crisis, at an online meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on Friday.
   As the arguments provoked a backlash from Russia, the APEC food security ministers' meeting failed to produce a joint statement, which needs to be approved unanimously.
   At the meeting, Japanese farm minister Tetsuro Nomura said that the food crisis "could worsen even further."
   "We need to listen to the voices of producers and hold discussions to strengthen regional food security," Nomura stressed.
   Meanwhile, the participants agreed to improve agricultural productivity by promoting the sharing of successful cases from their economies, such as those related to the digitalization of farming.