Foreign Minister Motegi met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the telephone on the night of the 6th over human rights issues in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, and further strengthened and cooperated with the Japan-US alliance toward the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific. I reconfirmed that I would go.

The telephone conversation between Foreign Minister Mogi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken lasted about 30 minutes.



At the EAS = East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting held on the 4th of this month, Japan expressed deep concern about human rights issues in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and the situation in Hong Kong, but strongly argued that China was interfering with domestic affairs. ..



The telephone talks were held in light of these counterarguments from the Chinese side, and reaffirmed that the Japan-US alliance will be further strengthened and cooperated toward the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

US Secretary of State "Thanks for the safe holding of the Tokyo Olympics and Para"

Secretary of State Antony Blinken thanked Foreign Minister Motegi for his efforts to safely host the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics during a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Motegi on the 6th, according to a statement by the U.S. Department of State. That is.