Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met here today with Japanese Parliament Member Ma Chiko, who was accompanied by Namie Town Mayor and children of this town which was affected by massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The Japanese official thanked the Crown Prince for the humanitarian aid provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For his part, the Crown Prince stressed that "Relieving countries affected by natural disasters is a human duty to which Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud pays considerable attention." The meeting was attended by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chief of Crown Prince's Court and Special Advisor to the Crown Prince; Minister of State and member of the Cabinet Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban; Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohiuddin Khoja; Minister of Economy and Planning Dr. Mohammed bin Sulaiman Al-Jasser; Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar bin Obaid Madani; Deputy Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Banyan; and Saudi Ambassador to Japan Abdulaziz Turkistani.
