Dr. Abdulaziz bin Abdulsattar Turkistani, the Saudi ambassador to Japan, has extended congratulations on the anniversary of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, and Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency on the occasion, Turkistani said "on this day we remember that late King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud was able to unify the country in 1351 H. after long years of struggle for that end". Saudi Arabia today enjoys real unprecedented renaissance in all fields, he added, citing the latest achievement of the expansion project of the Grand Mosque at a cost of SR80 billion. He said the bilateral relations between the Kingdom and Japan which celebrated their 58th anniversary have turned to be a strategic partnership between the two countries under the prudent leaderships of both countries.