RIYADH, 19 September 2003 — Under the patronage of Prince Bander Al-Faisal, the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies and the Japanese Embassy are jointly organizing a symposium on Saudi-Japanese relations at the King Faisal Foundation Building, King Fahd Road, tomorrow at 7 p.m.

Meanwhile, under the auspices of Princess Noura bint Mohammed ibn Saud, wife of the governor of Al Qasim, Ms Hanae Mori, member of the Cultural Policy Promotion Committee, Cultural Agency, Ministry of Education, Japan, will deliver a talk on “Women in the age of globalization” at the same venue at 8.30 p.m. tomorrow.

Simultaneous translation facilities will be provided.