開発協力大綱、来年前半改定へ　有識者懇談会設置、１６日初会合

　林芳正外相は９日の記者会見で、対外援助の基本方針を定めた「開発協力大綱」を、来年前半に改定する方針を示した。有識者による懇談会を設置し、改定に向けた議論を開始する。過剰融資で途上国への影響力を広げる中国の動きを念頭に、「自由で開かれたインド太平洋」推進に向け、政府開発援助（ＯＤＡ）を通した関係国との連携強化を図る。
　有識者懇談会は中西寛京大大学院教授（国際政治）が座長を務め、１６日に第１回会合を開く。（2022/09/09-11:37）

The Japanese government will revise its guidelines on development assistance to foreign countries in the first half of 2023, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday.
   A government-appointed panel of experts, led by Kyoto University professor Hiroshi Nakanishi, will discuss how to change the Development Cooperation Charter, which sets the nation's basic policy on external assistance. Its first meeting is set for Sept. 16.
   The government, with a view to promoting the Japan-advocated free and open Indo-Pacific initiative, aims to strengthen its ties with related countries through official development assistance as China is extending its influence over developing countries with massive lending.
   "We will defend universal values such as freedom and democracy until the end while securing the peace and prosperity of our country," Hayashi told a press conference, making clear that Japan will utilize ODA programs strategically.
   The government expects that the new charter will reflect new developments since 2015, when the current version was drawn up, including the launch of the Indo-Pacific initiative, economic security situations and the novel coronavirus pandemic.