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カナダ駐日大使がGCAP正式加盟を明言、日加経済安全保障対話の年内開催も発表
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カナダ駐日大使がGCAP正式加盟を明言、日加経済安全保障対話の年内開催も発表

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カナダのイアン・マッケイ駐日大使は、日英伊の次期戦闘機共同開発プログラム『グローバル戦闘航空プログラム(GCAP)』への正式メンバー参加を目指すと明言。年内にオタワで日加経済安全保障対話の初会合を開催する方向を示し、エネルギー・鉱物資源やAI・サイバーセキュリティ分野での協力強化を強調した。

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カナダは2023年7月に日英伊の次期戦闘機共同開発プログラム『グローバル戦闘航空プログラム(GCAP)』にオブザーバーとして参加した。マッケイ大使は1980年に初来日以降、計約16年間を日本で過ごしており、2021年から駐日大使を務めている。

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カナダのイアン・マッケイ駐日大使は10日、東京都内で時事通信のインタビューに応じた。同国が7月にオブザーバー参加した日英伊3カ国の次期戦闘機共同開発を巡り「カナダが持つ航空機に関する卓越した技術的進展や、レーダー、衛星の運用システムで貢献できる」として、最終目標は正式メンバーになることと明言した。

米国とカナダ、応酬がヒートアップ 貿易戦争、再来に現実味

日英伊が進める次期戦闘機の共同開発計画「グローバル戦闘航空プログラム(GCAP)」は、民主主義国による安全保障ネットワークの強化・拡大への発展が期待されている。マッケイ氏は、多くの国が防衛費を増やしている中で「友好国が何をしているのか、どのように協力すれば最高の技術を構築できるのかをより理解することが重要だ」と強調した。

マッケイ氏はまた、中国の覇権主義的な動きをにらんだ経済安全保障に対応する日本との次官級協議を、年内に首都オタワで開催する方向だと明らかにした。日加首脳が3月の会談で設置に合意した「経済安全保障対話」の初会合となる。

同氏は「カナダは石油、天然ガスなどのエネルギー資源と重要な鉱物資源を保有している。日本は資本や技術、サプライチェーン(供給網)の専門知識をもたらしてくれる」と指摘。その上で「私たちは人工知能(AI)やサイバーセキュリティーなどの分野で協力を強化するため、研究やビジネス、政府間のレベルで緊密に連携している」と語った。

マッケイ氏はインド太平洋地域担当特使も兼務している。「インド太平洋戦略の重要な柱の一つは、地域の防衛・安全保障協力の強化と持続的な展開だ。日本を拠点にスタートして、非常に成功している」と断言。両国は北極圏の海洋秩序の維持に向けて砕氷船や新技術の開発を通じても関与を強めており、カナダが圏内で実施する年次軍事演習に「日本の参加を心から願っている」と呼び掛けた。

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イアン・マッケイ氏 1963年、カナダ生まれ。87年に金融業界で仕事に従事し、カナダ連邦政府の上級政策顧問やバンクーバー経済委員会の最高経営責任者などを歴任。2021年から駐日カナダ大使。23年からインド太平洋地域担当特使を兼任している。高校在学中の80年に初来日し、出身地のブリティッシュコロンビア州ペンティクトンと姉妹都市の北海道池田町に滞在するなど、これまでに計約16年間を日本で過ごした。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • カナダが日英伊の次期戦闘機共同開発プログラム『GCAP』の正式メンバーとなる

    Likely · Within months

  • 年内にオタワで日加経済安全保障対話の初会合が開催される

    Very likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • カナダがGCAPの正式メンバーとなるための具体的な手続きやタイムラインは何か
  • 日加経済安全保障対話で議論される具体的な議題は何か
  • カナダのAI・サイバーセキュリティ分野での日本との協力の現在の状況はどうか

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