Ｇ７サミット、テレビ会議に　新型コロナ対応で―米政府

　【ワシントン時事】米ホワイトハウスは１９日、首都ワシントン近郊のキャンプデービッド山荘で６月に予定されていた先進７カ国首脳会議（Ｇ７サミット）について、テレビ会議の形式で行われることを明らかにした。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受け、議長を務めるトランプ大統領が決定したという。
　ホワイトハウスの報道担当官は声明で、サミットで大統領補佐役の「シェルパ」を務めるクドロー国家経済会議（ＮＥＣ）委員長が、参加各国にテレビ会議での実施を伝達したと述べた。（2020/03/20-09:18）

The Group of Seven summit slated for June will be held by videoconference in light of the new coronavirus pandemic, White House sources said Thursday.
   U.S. President Donald Trump, who chairs the summit, made the decision, according to the sources. The June summit among the seven countries--Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States--plus the European Union had originally been planned to take place at the Camp David presidential retreat near Washington.
   A White House spokesperson said in a statement that Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, who serves as sherpa, or personal representative of the U.S. president at the summit, has informed the other participating countries of the decision to hold the upcoming session by videoconference.
   The spokesperson also said that Trump has notified the other G-7 nations of plans to hold a videoconference also in April and May to promote cooperation in the fight against the new coronavirus.