Hijjah 17, 1431, Nov 23, 2010, SPA -- The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi separately met here today with Japan's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Shigeru Endo; the United Kingdom's Ambassador Tom Phillips, and Italy's Ambassador Valentino Simonetti. The meetings dealt with the current situation in the international oil market; Saudi Arabia's quest for the stability of the market; and cooperation between oil producing and consuming countries; as well as Saudi Arabia's prospective cooperation with the three countries in the fields of petroleum, minerals, and joint investments. The meetings were attended by senior officials of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.