Ngemva kokuqeda impikiswano yentengo yensimbi ne-aluminium ne-European Union, ngoMsombuluko (Novemba 15) izikhulu zase-US nezaseJapane zivumile ukuqala izingxoxo zokuxazulula impikiswano yezohwebo yase-US mayelana nentengo eyengeziwe yensimbi ne-aluminium ezingeniswe eJapane.

Izikhulu zaseJapan zithi lesi sinqumo sifinyelelwe ngemuva komhlangano phakathi kukaNobhala Wezohwebo wase-US uGina Raimondo noNgqongqoshe Wezomnotho, Ezohwebo Nezimboni waseJapan uKoichi Hagiuda, obonisa ubudlelwano phakathi komnotho omkhulu emhlabeni kanye nowesithathu ngobukhulu. Ukubaluleka kokubambisana.

“Ubudlelwano phakathi kwe-US neJapan bubalulekile ekubalukeni komnotho okufanayo,” kusho uRaimundo. Unxuse izinhlangothi zombili ukuthi zibambisane ezindaweni ezahlukene kuma-semiconductors kanye ne-supply chain, ngoba ukushoda kwama-chip nezinkinga zokukhiqiza kuvimbele ukuvuselelwa komnotho kwamazwe athuthukile.

UMnyango Wezomnotho, Ezohwebo Nezimboni waseJapan uthe ngoMsombuluko ukuthi iJapane ne-United States bavumile ukuqala izingxoxo emhlanganweni wamazwe amabili eTokyo ukuze kuxazululwe udaba lokuthi i-United States ibeke intela eyengeziwe ensimbini nase-aluminium ezingeniswe eJapan. Kodwa-ke, isikhulu esivela kuMnyango Wezomnotho, Ezohwebo Nezimboni waseJapan sithe izinhlangothi zombili azixoxanga ngezinyathelo ezithile noma zibeke usuku lwezingxoxo.

I-United States ithe ngoLwesihlanu izoxoxa neJapane ngendaba yentela yokungenisa insimbi ne-aluminium, futhi ingase inciphise le ntela ngenxa yalokho. Lokhu kuyingqikithi yesikhathi eside yobudlelwano bezohwebo phakathi kwala mazwe amabili.

Ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga, iJapan icele i-United States ukuthi ikhansele intela eyayibekwe uhulumeni kaMengameli wangaphambilini wase-US uTrump ngo-2018 ngaphansi kwe-“Isigaba 232”.

“IJapan iphinde ifune ukuthi i-United States ixazulule ngokuphelele udaba lokwenyuka kwentela ngokuhambisana nemithetho ye-World Trade Organisation (WTO), njengoba iJapan ibilokhu ifuna kusukela ngo-2018,” kusho uHiroyuki Hatada, isikhulu esivela kuMnyango Wezomnotho, Ezohwebo Nezimboni.

I-United States kanye ne-European Union basanda kuvumelana ngokuqeda impikiswano eqhubekayo mayelana nokufakwa kwentela yensimbi ne-aluminium nguMongameli wangaphambilini wase-US uTrump ngo-2018, ukususa isipikili ebudlelwaneni obuphakathi kwemingcele, nokugwema ukwanda kwentela yokuziphindiselela ye-EU.

Isivumelwano sizogcina amanani entengo angu-25% kanye no-10% abekwe yi-United States ensimbini nase-aluminium ngaphansi kweSigaba 232, ngenkathi sivumela "inani elilinganiselwe" lensimbi ekhiqizwe e-EU ukuthi ingene e-United States ngaphandle kwentela.

Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi iJapan izosabela kanjani uma i-United States iphakamisa izinyathelo ezifanayo, uHatada uphendule ngokuthi, “Ngokwazi kwethu, uma sikhuluma ngokuxazulula inkinga ngendlela ehambisana ne-WTO, sikhuluma ngokususa intela eyengeziwe.”

“Imininingwane izomenyezelwa kamuva,” wanezela, “Uma intela isuswa, kuzoba yisisombululo esiphelele eJapane.”

UMnyango Wezomnotho, Ezohwebo Nezimboni waseJapan uthe la mazwe amabili avumile nokusungula ubudlelwano bebhizinisi nezimboni phakathi kweJapan ne-US (JUCIP) ukuze kubanjiswane ekuqiniseni ukuncintisana kwezimboni kanye nezintambo zokuhlinzeka.

Ihhovisi Lommeli Wezohwebo wase-United States lithe izingxoxo neJapane ngendaba yensimbi ne-aluminium zizohlinzeka ngethuba lokukhuthaza amazinga aphezulu nokuxazulula izinkinga ezikhathazayo ezivamile, okuhlanganisa nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.

Lolu uhambo lokuqala lukaRaimundo e-Asia selokhu athatha izintambo. Uzovakashela eSingapore izinsuku ezimbili kusukela ngoLwesibili, bese eya eMalaysia ngoLwesine, kulandele iNingizimu Korea neNdiya.

UMengameli wase-US uBiden usanda kumemezela ukuthi kuzosungulwa uhlaka olusha lwezomnotho ukuze “kunqunywe imigomo yethu efanayo nabalingani bethu esifundeni.”