ＩＰＥＦ合意へ連携　越商工相と会談―西村経産相

　【ハノイ時事】西村康稔経済産業相は３日、訪問先のハノイのホテルで、ベトナムのグエン・ホン・ジエン商工相と会談し、サプライチェーン（供給網）の強化を含めた両国間の協力で意見を交わした。経産相は、供給網やグリーン経済などでの新たなルール作りを目指す米国主導の「インド太平洋経済枠組み（ＩＰＥＦ）」の協議に言及。早期の合意に向けて、「（ベトナムとの）協力を加速したい」と呼び掛けた。（2023/11/03-15:38）

Japanese industry and trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Hong Dien, at a meeting in Hanoi on Friday, exchanged opinions on their countries' cooperation, including in strengthening supply chains.
   Nishimura said that Japan wants to accelerate cooperation with Vietnam for an early agreement in the ongoing negotiations on the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), which aims to create new rules on supply chains and other areas.
   Japan and Vietnam are set to take part in a series of meetings related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to be held in the United States in mid-November.
   Countries participating in the IPEF negotiations, including Japan and Vietnam, are expected to hold talks on the fringe of the APEC gatherings. The United States hopes to make substantial progress in the upcoming IPEF talks.
   In the past, Japan and Vietnam joined forces to help reach consensus in negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal.