Hashimoto in Riyadh

Originally published November 10, 1997

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto arrived in Riyadh yesterday for talks aimed at establishing a new partnership with Saudi Arabia, the second largest supplier of crude oil to Japan.

Hashimoto said that key issues likely to be addressed in talks with King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah included the sluggish progress in the Middle East peace process and the global warming conference that Tokyo will host in December, Al Ahram daily said today November 10.

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