日英、経済版２プラス２新設　両首脳が確認

　【リオデジャネイロ時事】石破茂首相は１８日午後（日本時間１９日午前）、訪問先のブラジル・リオデジャネイロで英国のスターマー首相と初めて会談した。両首脳は、貿易や経済安全保障面での協力を強化するため、両国の外務・経済閣僚による会合「経済版２プラス２」を立ち上げることで合意した。
　日本が経済版２プラス２を設けるのは米国との「経済政策協議委員会」に続き２カ国目で、外相と経済産業相が参加する。来年早期の初開催を目指す。両首脳は、イタリアを含む３カ国での次期戦闘機共同開発など「自由で開かれたインド太平洋」実現への連携も確認した。（2024/11/19-07:47）

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, agreed on Monday to establish economic "two-plus-two" talks among their foreign and economy ministers.
   With the establishment, Japan and Britain aim to strengthen cooperation in the fields of trade and economic security.
   Ishiba and Starmer reached the agreement in their first meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro from Monday.
   It will be the second time for Japan to set up such a bilateral forum. Its existing forum was set up with the United States in 2022.
   Japan and Britain will hold their first economic two-plus-two meeting early next year. Tokyo will be represented by the foreign minister and the minister of economy, trade and industry.