Saudi Arabia-Japan sign pact for archaeological study in Tabuk

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Iwai Fumio, ambassador of Japan in Saudi Arabia, explores the cultural heritage uncovered. (Supplied)
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Iwai Fumio, ambassador of Japan in Saudi Arabia, witnessed the signing ceremony. (Supplied)
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Iwai Fumio, ambassador of Japan in Saudi Arabia, witnessed the signing ceremony. (Supplied)
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Updated 18 September 2023
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Saudi Arabia-Japan sign pact for archaeological study in Tabuk

  • Japan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Fumio Iwai was present at the signing ceremony

Saudi Arabia and Japan have signed an agreement to conduct further archeological excavations at Al-Hawra in Tabuk’s Umluj governorate.

The pact was inked Sunday by Dr. Jasser Al-Harbash, CEO of the Heritage Commission in the Kingdom, and Dr. So Hasegawa, professor at Japan’s Waseda University.

Japan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Fumio Iwai was present at the signing ceremony.

The team has already uncovered items of historical and cultural significance at the site, which is believed to have played an important role in trade from the coast.

• This article originally appeared on Arab News Japan 


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  • Areas of joint cooperation and ways to enhance it were discussed during the meeting

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher in Davos on Friday.

During the meeting which took place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, areas of joint cooperation and ways to enhance it were discussed, Saudi Press Agency reported.