Foreign Minister Motegi met with Foreign Minister Raab in the United Kingdom he visited and expressed his welcome to the UK's focus on the Indo-Pacific region as China strengthened its hegemonic behavior. We have confirmed that we will promote cooperation in the security field of Japan.
Foreign Minister Motegi, who is visiting the United Kingdom, met with Foreign Minister Rab on the night of the 3rd of Japan time for about two and a half hours before the opening of the G7 = Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Seven Major Countries.
Among them, Minister Mogi showed that Britain will emphasize the Indo-Pacific region with a new policy of diplomacy and security while China is strengthening hegemonic behavior, and dispatched state-of-the-art aircraft carriers to this region. He expressed his welcome idea of showing a policy to do so.
After that, the two Foreign Ministers exchanged opinions on technical cooperation in the field of defense, and confirmed that they would promote cooperation in the field of security between Japan and the United Kingdom toward the realization of a "free and open Indo-Pacific". ..
In addition, regarding China, we shared serious concerns about the human rights situation in Hong Kong and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, as well as unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea, including the enforcement of the "Maritime Police Law," and shared the values of both Japan and the United Kingdom. We have confirmed that we will work closely with each other in the countries where we do business.