日中韓、コロナ対応連携　「早期に保健相会談」―外相一致

　茂木敏充外相は２０日午前、中国の王毅、韓国の康京和両外相とテレビ会談を行い、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大抑止に向け、３カ国の連携の重要性を確認した。３カ国の保健担当相によるテレビ会談の早期開催が必要との認識でも一致した。
　会談は約７０分間。茂木氏は(1)３カ国間の情報共有メカニズムの一層の活用(2)医薬品、ワクチン開発情報の共有(3)医療物資の緊急融通で協力(4)国際的な公衆衛生対策で協力―の４点を提起。実務レベルで内容を詰めていくことを申し合わせた。（2020/03/20-12:45）

The foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea on Friday affirmed the importance of cooperation among the three countries to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading further.
   In a 70-minute videoconference, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Chinese and South Korean counterparts, Wang Yi and Kang Kyung-wha, also agreed that the three nations' health ministers need to hold a videoconference at an early date to discuss measures against the new virus.
   Motegi proposed that the three countries step up the use of their joint information-sharing mechanism, share information related to work to develop drugs and vaccines for the new coronavirus, mutually supply medical goods in times of emergency and cooperate in cross-border public health measures.
   The three ministers confirmed that details of the proposed measures will be discussed by working-level officials of the countries.
   Motegi stressed that Japan aims to hold the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in a perfect form as a testament to human abilities to overcome the new virus. Wang and Kang supported the Japanese position, according to sources with access to the videoconference.