Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his accompanying delegation visited today Madain Saleh (Al-Hijr City) in Al-Ula governorate. Upon arrival, they were received by Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Minister of Culture and Governor of Royal Commission for Al-Ula; Minister of Economy and Planning and head of the Saudi side at Joint Group for Saudi-Japan Vision 2030, Mohammed bin Maziad Al-Tuwaijri; and Chief Executive Officer at The Royal Commission for AlUla Amr Al-Madani. The Prime Minister was briefed on many archaeological and historical monuments.