日中韓外相、２２日に会談　東京で経済連携協議へ

　岩屋毅外相は１８日の記者会見で、日中韓３カ国の外相会談を２２日に東京都内で開催すると発表した。トランプ米政権の関税政策により世界経済の不透明感が増す中、３カ国の経済連携や人的交流などを協議。日本で年内開催を目指す首脳会談に向けた調整も進める。
　３カ国外相会談は２０２３年１１月の韓国・釜山以来。岩屋氏が議長を務め、中国の王毅共産党政治局員兼外相、韓国の趙兌烈外相が出席する。会談に先立ち、２１日に公式夕食会を開く。
　岩屋氏は会見で「未来志向の協力を進めるべく、日中韓協力や地域情勢について率直な意見交換を行いたい」と述べた。（2025/03/18-19:41）

The foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea will hold a trilateral meeting in Tokyo on Saturday, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
   The three sides are expected to discuss trilateral cooperation in areas such as economy and personnel exchanges amid growing uncertainty over the global economy due to tariffs under U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
   The three foreign ministers will also work to arrange a three-way summit, possibly by the end of this year.
   It will be the first meeting of the three East Asian neighbors' foreign ministers since one was held in South Korea's Busan in November 2023.
   The upcoming Tokyo meeting will be chaired by Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and attended by his Chinese and South Korean counterparts, Wang Yi and Cho Tae-yul, respectively. A banquet will be held on Friday ahead of the meeting.