As reported by TASS, citing the agency, Motegi expressed concern about attempts to change the status quo in the East China and South China Seas, as well as about the human rights situation in Hong Kong and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China.
In turn, the NHK TV channel broadcasts that the diplomat stated the importance of strengthening cooperation between the G7 and ASEAN for the implementation of the concept of a "free and open Indo-Pacific region."
The ministers met in London for the first face-to-face plenary meeting in two years.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow wants to develop relations with Tokyo, but will do so only in accordance with the main Russian law.