New strategic partnership council with Japan + visa requirement exemptions agreed: Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan signed two MoUs with his Japanese counterpart Iwaya Takeshi during his visit to Tokyo, according to a press release yesterday from the Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry. The first MoU aims to form a strategic partnership council between the two countries, while the second exempts short-stay visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, special, or official passports.

MEANWHILE- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Riyadh yesterday, where they discussed bilateral relations and regional and international developments, state news agency SPA reports.

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