TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:
On March 16, commencing at 9:00 p.m. for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a telephone call with H.H. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The overview is as follows:
At the outset, Minister MOTEGI expressed his grave concern over the current deterioration of the situation in the Middle East, and conveyed his concern and sympathy regarding attacks by Iran that have extended to civilian facilities and energy-related facilities in neighboring countries, including Saudi Arabia, as well as to civilian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and su...