Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Hamad Al-Bazai met here today Dr. Mitsuru Sakurai, the Japanese Senior Vice Minister of Finance. During the meeting, they discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries, especially in the areas of consultations and economy. They also reviewed the topics on the agenda of the Group of Twenty and coordination between the two countries in international financial institutions and development cooperation issues. The meeting was attended by Secretary-General of the Fund for General Consultation Mansour Al-Maiman and Acting Deputy of the Ministry of Finance for Economic Affairs Dr. Suleiman Al-Turki and Japanese ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Shigeru Endo.