2+TM/Nand strengthen a free and open international order based on the rule of law.(2) The four Ministers exchanged their views on the situations in the East China Sea and South China Sea. In this context, the Japanese side expressed serious concerns about China’s recent actions includ-ing the Coast Guard Law, and shared serious concerns about the situation surrounding Hong Kong and the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.(3) The Japanese side strongly condemned the recent ballistic mis-sile launches by North Korea and expressed its strong concern over North Korea’s increasing nuclear and missile capabilities in viola-tion of relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolu-tions. On that note, the four Ministers reaffirmed that missile launches by North Korea constitute a serious issue for the entire international community, and that it was essential to fully implement UNSC resolutions for achieving the complete, verifiable, and irre-versible dismantlement of all weapons of mass destruction and bal-listic missiles of North Korea.The four Ministers also shared the view that they will continue to collaborate closely toward the early resolution of the abductions issue.(4) The four Ministers exchanged their views regarding matters related to Russia, Iran, and other issues and confirmed that they will work closely. 4. Other4The four Ministers confirmed their intention to hold the next 2+2 at an early date in a face-to-face format.+%'1 General remarks1The four Ministers welcomed the holding of the first 2+2 between Japan and Germany on this milestone year marking the 160th An-niversary of Japan-Germany Friendship. They confirmed their intention to cooperate closely toward the realization of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.2. Japan-Germany security cooperation2(1) The German side explained about the establishment of the “Policy guidelines for the Indo-Pacific region” by the Govern-ment of Germany and about the deployment of a German Navy frigate to the Indo-Pacific region. The Japanese side welcomed Germany’s growing engagement in the Indo-Pacific region.(2) The Japanese side raised the possibility of bilateral coopera-tion on the occasion of the deployment of the German Navy frig-ate, including joint exercises as well as monitoring and surveil-lance activities against illicit ship-to-ship transfers by North Ko-rea-related vessels. The four Ministers shared the view to contin-ue to coordinate with each other on this matter.(3) The four Ministers welcomed the signing and entry into force of the Japan-Germany Agreement on the Security of Information last month, and shared the view to further promote bilateral secu-rity cooperation under this agreement, including cooperation in the area of defense equipment. 3. Regional affairs and cooperation in the international 3 arena(1) The four Ministers shared the serious concerns of the interna-tional community about unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force, and shared the view that it is important to maintain Japan-Germany Foreign and Defense Ministers' Meeting(“2+2”) On April 13, Mr. KISHI Nobuo, Minister of Defense of Japan, and Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held the first Japan-Germany Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) with H.E. Ms. Anne-gret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Federal Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany, and H.E. Mr. Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany. The overview of the meeting is as follows.
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