日中韓ＡＳＥＡＮ、強固なサプライチェーンへ協力で一致　経済相がコロナ対応協議

　日中韓３カ国と東南アジア諸国連合（ＡＳＥＡＮ）の経済担当相が４日、テレビ会議を開催した。新型コロナウイルス感染拡大で人やモノの移動が停滞する中、強固なサプライチェーン（供給網）構築に向け協力することで一致した。
　参加１３カ国は会議終了後に共同声明を公表。その中で、ビジネス関係者の越境移動を促進するための指針について「国レベルで自発的に策定」するよう呼び掛けた。また、マスクや防護服といった医療品の輸出規制の動きは「透明かつ一時的なもので、世界貿易機関（ＷＴＯ）ルールに整合的であるべきだ」と訴えた。（2020/06/04-20:19）

Japan, China, South Korea and ASEAN member states at a videoconference among their economic ministers on Thursday agreed to build solid supply chains at a time when the movement of people and goods has been hampered by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
   In a joint statement issued after the session, the ministers from the three East Asian nations and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations reaffirmed "the importance of keeping the markets open for trade and investment to strengthen the resiliency and sustainability of regional supply chains" and expressed their commitment to "make utmost efforts to ensure the continued flow of trade in goods and services."
   The ministers also called on the governments of the countries to establish, "at the national level and on a voluntary basis," guidelines allowing essential cross-border travel by businesspeople on an exceptional basis in the event of global health crises.
   They said they will ensure that measures to restrict exports of medical goods, such as face masks and protective suits, will be "transparent, temporary and consistent with " trade rules of the World Trade Organization, in line with the objectives to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
   From Japan, Shigehiro Tanaka, vice minister of economy, trade and industry for international affairs, took part in the online conference on behalf of Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshi Kajiyama.