Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull condemned the attacks in Paris and shared their concerns over China's unilateral actions in the South China Sea during talks in the Turkish resort of Antalya, an aide to Abe said.
Abe met with Turnbull on Saturday ahead of the summit of the Group of 20 major economies, the first time the leaders have met since the latter assumed Australia's top leadership spot in September.
Abe described the nearly simultaneous attacks in Paris, which killed more than 120 people and injured over 350, as "a challenge to what we share and try to protect" during the talks, according to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshige Seko.