Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada received in Tokyo on Monday his Saudi counterpart, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, reported the Saudi Press Agency.
The officials discussed bilateral relations, and military and defense cooperation, and reviewed the latest regional and international developments and efforts exerted towards them.
They also discussed issues of common concern.
Saudi officials at the talks included Chief of General Staff Lieutenant-General Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili, Assistant Minister of Defense for Executive Affairs Dr. Khaled Al-Biyari, Saudi Ambassador to Japan Naif Al-Fahadi and Director General of the Minister of Defense Office Hisham bin Abdulaziz bin Saif.
Representing Japan were Chief of Joint Staff Gen. Yoshida Yoshihide, Vice Minister of Defense for International Affairs Oka Masami, Commissioner of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) Fukasawa Masaki, head of Defense Ministry's Policy Bureau Kazuo Masuda and Director General for International Affairs of the Bureau of Defense Policy at the Japanese Ministry of Defense Miura Jun.
