日ザンビア、投資協定に署名　両首脳が協力強化確認

　石破茂首相は６日、ザンビアのヒチレマ大統領と首相官邸で会談し、両政府間で「投資協定」の署名に同日至ったことを歓迎した。協定は日本企業のザンビア進出を後押しする内容。両首脳は８月に横浜市で開かれるアフリカ開発会議（ＴＩＣＡＤ）に向け、緊密に連携することを確認した。
　首相は会談で「（ザンビアは）価値・原則を共有する重要な同志国だ。法の支配に基づく自由で開かれた国際秩序の維持・強化に向け、協力を強化したい」と強調。大統領は「日本からの投資促進と経済関係の深化を期待する」と語った。（2025/02/06-17:59）

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held a meeting with visiting Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday, welcoming the signing of an investment agreement between the two countries earlier in the day.
   The accord invites more Japanese companies to invest in the South African nation.
   The two leaders confirmed that they will closely cooperate toward the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD 9, that will be held in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, for three days from Aug. 20.
   Zambia is "an important, like-minded country that shares values and principles," Ishiba said at the meeting at the prime minister's office. "We want to strengthen cooperation to maintain and strengthen a free and open international order based on the rule of law," he added.
   Hichilema showed expectations for more investment from Japan and deeper economic ties with the country.