Riyadh: Japanese Emperor Akihito received Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at his palace in Tokyo.
Emperor Akihito is scheduled to host a dinner in honour of the deputy crown prince, the Saudi Press Agency said.
The deputy crown prince also met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his official residence.
He arrived in Tokyo on an official visit after China and Pakistan.
He was received at the Tokyo airport by Japanese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Kentaro Sonora, Japanese ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Noriko, Saudi ambassador to Japan Ahmad Al Barak and a number of Japanese officials and members of the Saudi Embassy in Tokyo.
Prince Mohammed will return to China on Sept. 4 to lead the Kingdom’s delegation to the G20 summit in Hangzhou, reported local Arabic daily Al-Mowaten.
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