2011年3月29日22時44分 .
【瀋陽＝西村大輔】中国の新華社通信などによると、東日本大震災を受けて中国が日本に無償提供するガソリン１万トンとディーゼル油１万トンを積んだ輸送船が２９日、遼寧省大連の港から出港した。
ガソリンは広島県江田島市に、ディーゼル油は愛媛県今治市に送る予定で、総額１億５千万元（約１９億円）相当。早ければ４月１日ごろには日本に届くという。国有企業の中国石油天然ガスグループ傘下の大連石化が１５日から、中国政府の指示を受けて生産していた。また、ミネラルウオーター６万本、ゴム手袋３２５万枚の計９６トンの支援物資も２８日に北京の空港から成田空港に空輸されたという。 .
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
29/03 Embassies need concrete info on aid supplies
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Arranging for aid supplies from overseas takes a great deal of time, a senior Foreign Ministry official said recently in explanation of the confusion surrounding such provisions.
"We have to respond to requests from disaster sites and make preparations so aid supplies can be handled smoothly," the official said. "Furthermore, transportation is limited, so it takes a lot of time to make the necessary arrangements," he said.
The official also said there was sometimes no space to store foreign aid supplies, and evacuees tend to prefer Japanese food if they have a choice.
According to the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, the central government declined the Thai government's offer to send rice because Japan has more than 3 million tons in stock. There also was not great demand for donated rice at disaster sites, the ministry said.
An official at a Latin American nation's embassy in Tokyo said the country offered food and water immediately after the earthquake, but the Japanese government requested financial aid instead.
The Japanese government said it would take time to make arrangements based on demands from disaster areas, the embassy official said.
Donated food and other items have already arrived at some foreign embassies in Tokyo, which may be at a loss as to what to do with the supplies.
One embassy official spoke for many foreign missions when saying: "If we received more concrete information from the Japanese government regarding what supplies are needed in specific areas, we could support them more efficiently."
(Mar. 29, 2011)
Arranging for aid supplies from overseas takes a great deal of time, a senior Foreign Ministry official said recently in explanation of the confusion surrounding such provisions.
"We have to respond to requests from disaster sites and make preparations so aid supplies can be handled smoothly," the official said. "Furthermore, transportation is limited, so it takes a lot of time to make the necessary arrangements," he said.
The official also said there was sometimes no space to store foreign aid supplies, and evacuees tend to prefer Japanese food if they have a choice.
According to the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, the central government declined the Thai government's offer to send rice because Japan has more than 3 million tons in stock. There also was not great demand for donated rice at disaster sites, the ministry said.
An official at a Latin American nation's embassy in Tokyo said the country offered food and water immediately after the earthquake, but the Japanese government requested financial aid instead.
The Japanese government said it would take time to make arrangements based on demands from disaster areas, the embassy official said.
Donated food and other items have already arrived at some foreign embassies in Tokyo, which may be at a loss as to what to do with the supplies.
One embassy official spoke for many foreign missions when saying: "If we received more concrete information from the Japanese government regarding what supplies are needed in specific areas, we could support them more efficiently."
(Mar. 29, 2011)
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