日本外相茂木敏充在亚特兰大举行的二十国集团会议期间与俄罗斯外长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫会面，并“强烈要求”立即释放一名被扣押在萨哈林的日本公民。
Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met Russia’s Sergei Lavrov at the G-20 in Atlanta and “strongly demanded” the immediate release of a Japanese national detained in Sakhalin.
此次会面之际，日俄关系因乌克兰问题、制裁以及千岛群岛争端而持续紧张，这些争端阻碍了双方签署正式的二战和平条约。
The meeting came as Japan-Russia ties stay strained over Ukraine, sanctions, and the Kuril Islands dispute, which has blocked a formal World War II peace treaty.
日本还敦促俄罗斯寻求“乌克兰的公正持久和平”；俄罗斯表示，正常对话需要东京放弃“不友好政策”，而二十国集团外长们则因战争问题未拍摄集体合影。
Japan also urged Russia to seek “a just and lasting peace in Ukraine”; Russia said normal dialogue needs Tokyo to drop “unfriendly policies,” while G-20 ministers skipped a group photo over the war.
佐治亚州亚特兰大——日本外相茂木敏充10月30日在亚特兰大举行的二十国集团会议间隙会见了俄罗斯外长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫，并要求释放一名被扣押在俄罗斯萨哈林地区的日本公民。
AI generated ATLANTA, Georgia - Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a G-20 meeting in Atlanta on Oct 30 and demanded the release of a Japanese national detained in Russia’s Sakhalin region.
此次两国间罕见的高级别会晤正值双方关系因乌克兰问题和长期领土争端而紧张之际。
The rare high-level meeting between the two countries came amid strained ties over Ukraine and a long-running territorial dispute.
日本驻华盛顿大使馆的一份声明称：“茂木外相就日俄之间各种当前问题提出了交涉和主张。”
“Minister Motegi made a demarche and an argument regarding various current issues between Japan and Russia,” a statement from Japan’s embassy in Washington said.
声明还称：“关于一名日本公民在萨哈林州被扣押一事，茂木外相强烈要求立即释放。”
“Regarding the detention of a Japanese national in Sakhalin Oblast, Minister Motegi strongly demanded the immediate release,” it added.
俄罗斯10月表示，以涉嫌间谍活动为由在其远东萨哈林地区扣押了一名日本记者，这标志着双边关系降至新低，近几个月来两国关系持续恶化。
Russia said in October it had detained a Japanese journalist in its far eastern Sakhalin region on suspicion of espionage, marking a new low in bilateral relations that have worsened in recent months.
此案加剧了俄日之间长期存在的紧张关系。由于千岛群岛（日本称北方四岛）领土争端，两国至今尚未签署正式的二战和平条约。
The case adds to long-running tensions between Russia and Japan, which have yet to sign a formal World War II peace treaty due to a territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories.
当日本加入西方因乌克兰战争对莫斯科实施的制裁后，紧张局势进一步加剧，俄罗斯将日本视为“不友好”国家。然而，两国仍有商业往来，日本是俄罗斯液化天然气的购买方。
Those tensions heightened when Japan joined Western sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine, with Russia regarding Japan as an “unfriendly” country. The two countries, however, still do business, with Japan a purchaser of Russian liquefied natural gas.
日本方面的声明还说，茂木“强烈呼吁俄罗斯采取积极行动，以实现乌克兰公正持久的和平”。
The Japanese statement also said Motegi “strongly called on Russia to take positive actions toward achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.”
声明称，两国外长“将保持沟通，即便日俄关系正处于严峻形势之下”。俄罗斯国际文传电讯社援引俄罗斯外交部的话说，“俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫与日本外相茂木之间的简短交谈”是应日方请求举行的。
It said the ministers “would maintain communication, even amid the severe situation in Japan-Russia relations.”Russia’s Interfax news agency cited Russia’s Foreign Ministry as saying that “a brief talk between Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi” was held at Japan’s request.
该社援引俄外交部的话说：“俄方强调，要恢复全面国家间对话，需要东京放弃不友好的政策。”
“The Russian side emphasised that the resumption of full-fledged interstate dialogue requires Tokyo to give up unfriendly policies,” it quoted the ministry as saying.
早些时候，二十国集团外长在亚特兰大会议前跳过了传统的集体合影环节，原因是欧洲代表以乌克兰战争为由反对俄罗斯出席。
Earlier, foreign ministers from the G-20 skipped a traditional group photo ahead of their meeting in Atlanta after European representatives objected to the presence of Russia over the war in Ukraine.