日米韓、初の財務相会合へ　ロシア制裁など議論

　財務省の神田真人財務官は１５日、米首都ワシントンで今週開かれる２０カ国・地域（Ｇ２０）財務相・中央銀行総裁会議などの国際会議に合わせ、日米韓３カ国の財務相会合を初めて開催する方向で最終調整していると明らかにした。財務省内で記者団に語った。ウクライナに侵攻を続けるロシアへの制裁などが議題になるとみられる。（2024/04/15-20:41）

Finance ministers from Japan, the United States and South Korea are expected to hold their first trilateral meeting on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting in Washington this week, it was learned Monday.
   The three countries are in the final stages of arranging the trilateral meeting, Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda told reporters on the day.
   The Japanese, U.S. and South Korean ministers are expected to discuss issues such as sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
   Regarding the yen's current weakness against the dollar and other currencies, meanwhile, Kanda said that the Japanese side is in close daily contact with senior officials of the finance ministries and central banks of major countries, including the United States.
   He declined to comment on the impact on the currency market of rising tensions in the Middle East following Iran's attacks on Israel, citing the possibility of his remarks having unexpected effects on the market.