Australia-India-Japan Trade Ministers’ Joint Statement on Launch of Supply Chain Resilience initiative

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....ustralia-India-Japan Trade Ministers’ Joint Statement on Launch of Supply Chain Resilience initiative <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 27-4-2021<br><BR>The Trade Ministers of India,Japan and Australia formally launched the Supply Chain Resilience initiative in a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting held virtually on 27.04.2021. The following is the text of the Joint statement adopted in the Meeti....

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....ng: 1. Mr. Dan Tehan, Australia's Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Mr. Piyush Goyal, India's Minister for Commerce and Industry, and Mr. Kajiyama Hiroshi, Japan's Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry held a Ministerial videoconference on 27 April 2021. 2. The Ministers acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic was having an unprecedented impact in terms of lives lost, livelihoods ....

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....and economies affected, and that the pandemic had revealed supply chain vulnerabilities globally and in the region. The Ministers also noted that some supply chains have been left vulnerable due to a range of factors. 3. Based on the high level consultations among Australia, India and Japan since September last year, the Ministers noted the importance of risk management and continuity plans in o....

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....rder to avoid supply chain disruptions and affirmed their commitment to strengthen resilient supply chains. Possible policy measures may include: (i) supporting the enhanced utilization of digital technology; and (ii) supporting trade and investment diversification. 4. The Ministers hereby launch the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI). The Ministers instructed their officials to implement....

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.... the following as initial projects of SCRI and further develop the Initiative: (i) sharing of best practices on supply chain resilience; and (ii) holding investment promotion events and buyer-seller matching events to provide opportunities for stakeholders to explore the possibility of diversification of their supply chains. 5. The Ministers decided to convene at least once a year to provide gui....

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....dance to the implementation of the SCRI as well as to consult on how to develop the Initiative. The Ministers noted the important role of business and academia for the Initiative. The Ministers directed their officials to meet as often as required to take the Initiative forward. The SCRI aims to create a virtuous cycle of enhancing supply chain resilience with a view to eventually attaining strong....

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...., sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth in the region. The Ministers consented that expansion of the SCRI may be considered based on consensus, if needed, in due course. To quickly take forward the initiative, the Ministers explored convening the Trilateral Ministerial Meeting, once in four months. **** YB/SS<BR> News - Press release - PIB....