岸田首相、「あらゆる階層で関係強化を」　ＡＳＥＡＮ首脳と経済界が昼食会

　経団連と日本商工会議所は１８日、東京・大手町の経団連会館に来日中の東南アジア諸国連合（ＡＳＥＡＮ）各国首脳を招き、昼食会を開催した。十倉雅和経団連会長は冒頭、「世界は、各国地域が協力して取り組まないといけない地球規模の課題に直面している。日本とＡＳＥＡＮは対等な立場で協力しなければならない」とあいさつ。岸田文雄首相も「成長著しいＡＳＥＡＮと先端技術を有する日本が、双方を生かしながら、あらゆる階層で経済関係を強化していくことが重要だ」と呼び掛けた。
　これに対し、インドネシアのジョコ大統領は、脱炭素の実現に向け、「日本の革新的なファイナンスと技術移転が必要だ」と述べ、技術面や財政面で日本の支援が不可欠だと訴えた。（2023/12/18-13:12）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for stronger economic ties between his country and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, when he spoke at a luncheon meeting of Japanese business persons with visiting ASEAN leaders in Tokyo on Monday.
   "It's important for fast-developing ASEAN and Japan with its advanced technologies to strengthen economic ties at all levels, benefiting from each other," Kishida said at the event held on the sidelines of the three-day Japan-ASEAN special summit in the Japanese capital through Monday.
   The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry invited the ASEAN leaders to the luncheon meeting at a Keidanren facility with the aim of building stronger Japan-ASEAN economic relations.
   At the outset of the meeting, Keidanren Chairman Masakazu Tokura said that Japan and ASEAN need to cooperate on an equal footing as the world faces global challenges that must be addressed by nations and regions working together.
   Indonesian President Joko Widodo said at the meeting that Japan's innovative financing and technology transfers are necessary support for ASEAN to achieve decarbonization.