Japan has strongly condemned the repeated attacks by the terrorist Houthi group that have hit airports and civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah in a phone call.

The two ministers discussed the attacks, which the Saudi readout of the call attributed to the "terrorist Houthi militia," with Motegi conveying his country's firm denunciation.

They also went over bilateral cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Japan, which the statement described as two friendly countries, and exchanged views on the latest regional and international developments.

The talks covered ways to step up coordination and cooperation in support of energy security and of free and safe navigation through regional and international waterways.