Japan’s Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh yesterday to commemorate 70 years of bilateral relations, according to Japan’s Foreign Ministry statement. During the visit, the diplomats were set to discuss the strengthening of bilateral relations.
Minister Iwaya highlighted energy security and technology transfer as the basis of Saudi-Japanese relations, referring to the signature of an MoU to establish a co-chaired partnership council last February, in an op-ed published by Arab News,
ALSO- Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi met with Bin Farhan in Riyadh yesterday, according to a statement by Jordan’s Foreign Ministry on X. The two discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties and reviewed the latest regional and international developments, including preparations for the upcoming two-state solution conference to be co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France and held in New York from 17 to 20 June.