Saudi crown prince meets Japanese PM

Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met here today with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.During the meeting, the two sides discussed historical and strategic relations of cooperation binding the two countries and peoples.Japanese Prime Minister Abe also expressed heartfelt appreciation of the Saudi side for the warm welcome andgenerous hospitality accorded to him during his last visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Press Agency SPA reported.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.