日韓、経済安保で連携　８年ぶり次官級協議

　日韓両政府は２１日、約８年ぶりとなる次官級の「日韓ハイレベル経済協議」をソウルで開いた。日本外務省によると、経済情勢や国際社会での協力などについて議論し、経済関係の強化を幅広い分野で推進していくことを確認。経済力を武器に貿易相手国に圧力をかける「経済的威圧」への対応といった経済安全保障の分野でも意見を交わし、日韓で連携していくことで一致した。（2023/12/21-20:49）

Japan and South Korea have held high-level economic talks for the first time in about eight years, confirming stronger bilateral cooperation in the area of economic security.
   At the meeting held in Seoul on Thursday, the two East Asian countries discussed the economic situations and their cooperation in the international community and agreed to strengthen their economic relations further in many fields, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
   The two sides also exchanged views on economic security, including how to respond to economic coercion, which uses economic power to pressure trading partners. They affirmed efforts to boost their cooperation in the area.
   The meeting was attended by Japanese Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Keiichi Ono and Kang Jae-kwon, South Korean deputy foreign minister for economic affairs.
   It was the 15th high-level economic talks between Japan and South Korea. The dialogue had been halted since January 2016 because the two countries' relations deteriorated.