2022.12.21 00:19Nation

IPEF、国際供給網強化へ前進 西村経産相「交渉加速」―閣僚会合

 【ワシントン、東京時事】日米やオーストラリアなど14カ国が参加する「インド太平洋経済枠組み(IPEF)」の閣僚級会合が日本時間20日、オンライン形式で開かれた。主催したレモンド米商務長官の声明によると、国際サプライチェーン(供給網)強化を中心に協議。包括的で高水準の合意に向け、交渉を加速させることで一致した。
 日本から出席した西村康稔経済産業相は閣議後の記者会見で「高水準なルールと具体的なメリットが両立できる枠組み構築を目指して交渉を加速させたい」と述べた。日本からは西村氏に加え、林芳正外相も参加した。(2022/12/21-00:19)

2022.12.21 00:19Nation

Ministers at IPEF Meeting Discuss Bolstering Int'l Supply Chains


Japan, the United States, Australia and 11 other countries of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity discussed strengthening international supply chains, at an online ministerial meeting on Tuesday, Japan time.
   According to a statement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, who hosted the meeting, the participants "reaffirmed their collective commitment to pursue an inclusive high-standard economic agreement that will enhance the economic competitiveness of all of the IPEF partners' economies."
   Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who attended the meeting from Japan together with Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, said at a press conference, "We hope to accelerate talks with the goal of creating a framework that allows high-standard rules and tangible benefits to coexist."
   The 14 IPEF countries are aiming to set common rules in the four areas of trade, supply chains, fair economy, and tax and anticorruption, with hopes to reduce their economic dependence on China.
   Tuesday's session came after the first meeting of the IPEF nations' top negotiators held last week in the Australian city of Brisbane.

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