Ｇ７、低所得国支援で協調確認　麻生氏「債務猶予着実に」―財務相会議

　先進７カ国（Ｇ７）財務相は３日夜、定例電話会議を開き、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大が世界経済に与える影響を踏まえ、財政が脆弱（ぜいじゃく）な低所得国支援で協調していくことを確認する共同声明をまとめた。
　新型コロナのさらなる感染拡大を防ぐため、医療体制や財政が逼迫（ひっぱく）する途上国支援は課題。４月の２０カ国・地域（Ｇ２０）財務相・中央銀行総裁会議では債務返済の時限的な猶予で一致しており、麻生太郎財務相は今回の会議で、返済猶予を「各国が着実に実行してもらいたい」と訴えた。（2020/06/03-23:30）

Finance ministers of the Group of Seven key industrial countries in a regular teleconference on Wednesday affirmed their cooperation in supporting low-income nations with weak financial bases to help them deal better with the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
   The pandemic "has exacerbated existing debt vulnerabilities in many low-income countries, highlighting the importance of debt sustainability and transparency to long-term financing for development," the ministers said in a joint statement issued after the teleconference.
   "We continue to work together to advance the international economic response" to the epidemic, "with a focus on the poorest and most vulnerable countries," and "remain committed to assisting low-income countries" in their fight against the crisis, the ministers said.
   They also pledged to keep working closely with member economies of the Group of 20 framework, the Paris Club of creditor nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and others "to secure debt sustainability and transparency, including promoting timely creditor coordination and fair burden sharing."
   The G-7 teleconference took place at a time when the international community faces the need to fully support developing nations with poor medical systems and fragile financial foundations in order to prevent any further spread of the epidemic.