RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a telephone call from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.

During the call, they reviewed Saudi-Japanese relations and opportunities to develop areas of strategic partnership in accordance with Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 initiatives.

The crown prince and Prime Minister Abe set up the Joint Group for Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 in September 2016, heralding a new era of partnership between the two countries.