JCP Ogata visits Saudi Arabian embassy

Japanese Communist Party International Bureau Director Ogata Yasuo met with Saudi Arabia's charge d'affaires Mohammad Ameen Wali at the Saudi embassy on October 7.

Ogata, who is also a House of Councilors member, told Wali that he has been invited to attend the Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC) Summit 2003 and its ministerial meeting which will be held in middle October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Wali expressed hope that Ogata will use his attendance in the OIC Summit as an opportunity to have discussions with the Saudi Arabian delegation and take first-hand look at the Islamic world. (end)