Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi held in his office in Riyadh today a meeting with the Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Giro Kodera. During the meeting, they discussed the situation of the international oil market, the apparent role of the Kingdom in its stability and the continuous cooperation between producing and consuming countries to balance the market. The meeting also discussed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations between the Kingdom and Japan in the fields of petroleum, gas, and energy particularly solar energy.