Saudi crown prince holds phone calls with Japanese, Malaysian prime ministers

Saudi crown prince holds phone calls with Japanese, Malaysian prime ministers
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2023. (Reuters)
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Updated 06 October 2023
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Saudi crown prince holds phone calls with Japanese, Malaysian prime ministers

Saudi crown prince holds phone calls with Japanese, Malaysian prime ministers
  • Follow up on meetings in Saudi Arabia in July and on the sidelines of the G20 New Delhi Summit in September
  • Crown prince said that he would like to continue to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in a variety of areas

TOKYO/RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had a telephone call on Thursday, following up on meetings they had held in Saudi Arabia in July and on the sidelines of the G20 New Delhi Summit in September.

The crown prince said that he was pleased to have close communication with Kishida as he reflected on their prior meetings, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

He added that he would like to continue to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in a variety of areas.

The leaders agreed to continue close collaboration, including through high-level communication.

Meanwhile, the crown prince also made a phone call to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to review the “distinguished bilateral relations between the two countries and opportunities for developing them,” the Saudi Press Agency reported.
A number of issues of common interest were also discussed.