The Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud graced in the Japanese capital of Tokyo today the closing ceremony of the Business Forum for the Saudi Japanese Vision 2030. At the venue, the monarch was received by Eng. Adel bin Mohammed Faqih, minister of economy and planning, Japanese minister of economy, commerce and industry Heroshigi Siko, Saudi ambassador to Japan Ahmed bin Younes Al-Barack and Japan's ambassador to the Kingdom Norihiro Okoda. Then, senior Japanese executives greeted the monarch. Addressing the gathering, the chairman of the board of directors of the Japanese Business Federation Sadayoki Skakibara gave an account on the economic and investment cooperation relations between the Kingdom and Japan. He confirmed the economic role of the Kingdom to Japan and the keenness of the Japanese business sector to achieve the economic and developmental objectives of the Saudi Japanese vision 2030. Then, he shook hands with Saudi and Japanese businessmen who are taking part in the Saudi Japanese vision 2030 Business forum. In a key speech, Eng. Faqih expressed, in his own name and on behalf of the Saudi side participating in the Saudi Japanese vision 2030 business forum, thanks to and appreciation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for gracing the event aiming to enable the private sector to play a pivotal role in the economic and social development, provide all basic fundamentals to its growth, development and increase of its contribution to the support of the building and development march. He considered the economic and human capabilities Japan is possessing as a strong impetus for more cooperation to achieve the Kingdom's vision 2030, noting that the Kingdom and Japan are determined to enhance this cooperation and provide whatever facilitates for the implementation of a big number of initiatives emanating from the Saudi Japanese vision 2030 and projects that focus on industrial competitiveness, technology, energy and natural resources, entertainment and media, health care, medical materials, qualified infrastructure, agriculture and food security, small and medium facilities, capabilities building, culture, sports and education, and investment and finance. He said those initiatives and projects could be implemented through four key fields: legislations and measures, incentives, constitutional support and human capital. For his part, the Japanese minster said the visit would have a profound impact on deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries. He said Japan would provide all kinds of experience to contribute to implementing the economic and developmental objectives of the Saudi Japanese vision 2030. He added that the governments and private sectors of the two countries would work side by side to enhance the close ties between the two countries.
