ＴＰＰ閣僚級テレビ会議を検討　中国への供給網依存など議論―西村経済再生相

　西村康稔経済再生担当相は１４日のＮＨＫ番組で、環太平洋連携協定（ＴＰＰ）１１カ国の閣僚級によるテレビ会議の開催を検討していることを明らかにした。新型コロナウイルスの世界的な感染拡大の影響を踏まえ、西村氏は中国に依存しているサプライチェーン（供給網）の見直しや、有志国での医療物資の相互融通などを議論したい意向。（2020/06/14-12:37）

Japan and 10 other member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal are considering holding a ministerial videoconference, Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said in a television program on Sunday.
   Nishimura apparently hopes that participants in the session will discuss an overhaul of the global supply chains, which have been disrupted by the spread of the novel coronavirus around the globe. The world now heavily depends on China for the supplies of parts and components.
   He is also believed to be ready to talk about mutual supplies of medical goods and equipment among willing member countries.
   The 11 countries had planned to hold a meeting of a minister-level TPP committee in Mexico in August. It is now difficult to hold the meeting amid the pandemic, however, the countries are studying alternative options, including a videoconference, informed sources said.
   In the TV program, Nishimura also said that the Japanese government plans to set up a new panel of experts this week for debates on economic and trade policies in the face of an array of related problems both at home and abroad.