Motegi said that he appreciated the Netherlands' policy concerning the Indo-Pacific region. The country last year issued its own guidelines for strengthening Dutch and EU cooperation with partners in Asia.

Motegi added that Japan wants to further strengthen relations with the Netherlands, its strategic partner with which it shares basic common values.

Kaag responded that her country would like to develop bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, including politics, security, economy and multilateral partnerships.

The two ministers shared their concerns over China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo by coercion in the East and South China Seas, and over the situations in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Motegi also met Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.

Motegi told her that Japan will support ASEAN's special envoy to Myanmar, who will be appointed to mediate dialogue between the country's military and pro-democracy entities. He said Japan will also try to persuade Myanmar's military to hold such a dialogue and free people under detention.

Motegi informed Retno of Japan's intention to deliver a million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Indonesia beginning July.