Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, has sent a message to Japanese Premier Junichiro Koizumi pertaining to the bilateral relations between the two countries. The message contained an invitation to Japan to participate in the international conference for combating terrorism, due to be held in Riyadh on Feb. 5, 2005. The message was delivered by Saudi ambassador to Japan Faisal Hassan Tarrad to Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura during a meeting here on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Foreign Minister, has sent a message to his Japanese Counterpart Machimura on the details of the aforesaid conference. Machimura reiterated the readiness of Japan to effectively participate in the 4-day conference. He also highlighted the existing friendly Saudi-Japanese relations and expressed his willingness to visit the Kingdom. Machimura visited the Kingdom in 1999 when he was the Deputy Foreign Minister.
