Riyadh- Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense made a telephone call on Thursday to Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to congratulate him on the formation of the new government.

During the conversation, they also discussed bilateral relations.

The Deputy Crown Prince met at his office in Riyadh on Wednesday CEO of Japan’s Stock Exchange Akira Kyota.

During the meeting, they reviewed areas of cooperation and investment opportunities in the kingdom and the Japanese side expressed desire to launch part of Aramco’s shares in the Japanese market.

The meeting was attended by Minister of Economy and Planning Engineer Adel Faqih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih and a number of other Saudi and Japanese officials.