RIYADH: Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed bin Abdulkarim Al-Khuraiji on Tuesday led a delegation to the third ministerial meeting on the Arab Japanese political dialogue, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Held at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, the Arab representation was chaired by the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry, while his counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi chaired the Japanese grouping.
Al-Khuraiji noted that the event played a key role in further strengthening Arab Japanese relations and promoting discussion on issues of mutual concern.
He also pointed out the importance of making the Middle East a safe and stable region that offered hope for the future, adding that Arab countries and Japan shared similar views on the value of promoting peace and diplomatic negotiations as well as boosting the pace of development.
Speaking at the meeting, Al-Khuraiji said: “It is of great importance to combine efforts to guarantee the internationally recognized rights of the Palestinian people and bring about peace through negotiations based on the Arab Peace Initiative and the principles of international law.”
And the deputy minister noted Saudi Arabia’s keenness to bolster Arab Japanese cooperation in several fields.
The Kingdom’s delegation included the Saudi permanent representative to the Arab League, Abdulaziz Al-Matar.
The political dialogue comes ahead of a meeting between Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers and Hayashi to be held on Thursday in Riyadh.
