供給網危機対応、日韓が主導　ＩＰＥＦ、図上訓練実施へ

　【ワシントン時事】米商務省は３０日、日米など１４カ国が参加するインド太平洋経済枠組み（ＩＰＥＦ）のサプライチェーン（供給網）協定に基づいて新設した３組織の初会合をオンラインで開いたと発表した。その中の一つで、供給網断絶の危機に対応するネットワークの初代議長国に韓国、副議長国に日本を選出。日韓が主導する格好となった。近く具体的な事態を想定した図上訓練を実施する方針だ。
　レモンド米商務長官は声明で「将来の世界的混乱から供給網を守るには、迅速で果断な行動が必要だ」と述べた。（2024/07/31-05:45）

The U.S. Department of Commerce said Tuesday that South Korea and Japan have been picked to lead the activities of one of the three supply chain bodies set up under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, a U.S.-led new economic zone initiative.
   The first ever meetings of the three councils were held on the day online, with South Korea being elected as chair and Japan as vice chair of the Crisis Response Network. The United States will chair the other two new bodies--the Supply Chain Council and the Labor Rights Advisory Board.
   "To safeguard our supply chains from future global disruptions, whether it be a pandemic or natural disaster, we knew we needed to act swiftly and decisively," U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said in a statement.
   The three councils were set up based on a supply chain agreement under the IPEF framework that came into effect in February. IPEF is comprised of 14 countries including the United States and Japan,
   The Supply Chain Council compiled a plan on diversifying supply sources of critical materials and improving logistics. If a crisis occurs, the council will share information with the Crisis Response Network to devise cooperation measures to tackle the situation.