Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister rof Defense, held talks with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Japanese Cabinet's headquarters in Tokyo today. Upon arrival at the venue, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was received by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Jiro Kodera and senior government officials. A photo session was then held to mark the visit. Then, the two sides entered in official talks at the outset of which the Japanese senior official welcomed the Crown Prince, wishing him and the accompanying delegation a good stay in Japan and confirming the firmness of historical and strategic relations of cooperation binding the two countries and peoples. Abe also expressed heartfelt appreciation of the Saudi side for the warm welcome and generous hospitality accorded to him during his last visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For his part, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to the Prime Minister of Japan, confirming that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques attaches great interest to further deepening the cooperation relations between the two friendly countries. Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud told the Prime Minister that the warm welcome and generosity accorded to him during his recent visit to Saudi Arabia is part of the Saudi duty towards guests. He expressed pleasure of visiting Japan as part of the current cooperation between the two friendly countries. --More 17:17 LOCAL TIME 14:17 GMT تغريد
