Saudi ambassador to Japan Faisal Bin Hassan Tarrad received today the key of the Kingdom's Pavilion at EXPO 2005, due to be organized in the Japanese city of Nagoya. Speaking on the occasion, Tarrad highlighted the existing friendly relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Japan, and said the Kingdom attaches great importance to Japan in its capacity as its second trading partner. He noted that the duration of the exhibition will extend to six months, and the area of the Saudi pavilion will amount to 1000 square meters. 'The pavilion will reflect the Kingdom's past, present and future', he added. Tarrad expressed appreciation of the significant role played by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Saudi Aramco, the Saudi private sector in the preparation of the pavilion.
