香港・ウイグルに「深刻な懸念」　中国外相と電話会談、尖閣も―茂木氏

　茂木敏充外相は５日、中国の王毅外相と電話会談し、香港や新疆ウイグル自治区の人権侵害に「深刻な懸念」を伝えた。中国海警局による沖縄県・尖閣諸島周辺の領海侵入や、同局の武器使用権限を明確化した「海警法」施行も問題視し、具体的な行動を求めた。
　ミャンマー情勢をめぐっては、茂木氏が暴力の即時停止や関係者の解放、民主的な政治体制の回復を、国軍側に求めていると説明。事態打開には国際社会の協力が重要との認識で一致した。
　北朝鮮の非核化に向けた連携も確認。茂木氏は日本人拉致問題の解決へ理解を求め、王氏も支持する考えを示した。（2021/04/05-23:42）

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday expressed grave concern over human rights abuses in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region to his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
   In a telephone conversation with Wang, Motegi also brought up the issues of the Chinese coast guard's intrusions into Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands and China's new law allowing its coast guard to use weapons against foreign vessels for what Beijing sees as violations of its sovereignty.
   Motegi demanded concrete action over the issues.
   He said Japan is requesting Myanmar's military to stop its violence against citizens immediately, release detained people and restore a democratic political system.
   The two ministers agreed that the unity of the international community is important to improve the situation in the Southeast Asian country.