外相・軽井沢、財務相・新潟で開催　Ｇ７閣僚会合は計１４に―政府決定

　政府は３０日、日本が議長国を務める来年の先進７カ国首脳会議（Ｇ７サミット）をめぐり、外相会合を長野県軽井沢町、財務相・中央銀行総裁会議を新潟市で、それぞれ開催することを決めた。松野博一官房長官が同日の閣議で報告。その後の記者会見で、関係閣僚会合は外務、財務を含め計１４になると明かし、残る開催地は来月中に公表する方針を示した。
　松野氏は、軽井沢町と新潟市の選考理由について「自治体の希望、会場、宿舎、警備などさまざまな観点から総合的に検討した」と説明した。（2022/08/30-12:16）

The Japanese government on Tuesday decided to hold a Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, during the country's presidency of the multilateral platform next year.
   The government also decided to hold a meeting of G-7 finance ministers and central bank chiefs in the city of Niigata, the capital of the namesake prefecture in central Japan.
   Including the two meetings, Japan will host a total of 14 ministerial meetings related to the 2023 G-7 summit, such as those that will bring together ministers whose portfolios cover science and technology, gender equality, digital technology and trade. Their venues will be announced in September, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a press conference.
   The government picked Karuizawa and Niigata as hosts of the two ministerial meetings after comprehensive discussions from various aspects, including opinions from local governments, venue facilities, accommodations and security, according to Matsuno.
   The G-7 summit will take place on May 19-21 next year in the western Japan city of Hiroshima, one of the two Japanese cities devastated by the U.S. atomic bombings in August 1945 in the closing days of World War II.