Islamabad - SPA
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, left Islamabad this evening for Japan.At Islamabad-based Shaglala airbase, he was seen off by Mohammed Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan.The Crown Prince was also seen off by General Rashad Mahmoud, Chief of joint staff of the armed forces of Pakistan; General Raheel Sharif, Commander-in-chief of the Pakistani army; commanders of Pakistani forces; ministers; senior officials in the government of Pakistan; Abdulaziz bin Ibrahim Al-Ghadeer, Saudi ambassador to Pakistan; Faleh Al-Raheeli, Saudi Consul General in Islamabad; Brig. Gen. Pilot Staff Saeed bin Shafi Aftan , Acting Saudi military Attaché in Pakistan and senior staff of the Saudi embassy in Pakistan.Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was accompanied by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chief of the Crown Prince's Court and Special Advisor to the Crown Prince; Dr. Musaed Al-Aiban, Minister of State and Member of the Cabinet; Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja, Minister of Culture and Information; Dr. Mohammed bin Suleiman Al-Jasser, Minister of Economy and Planning; Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabee'a, Minister of Commerce and Industry; Dr. Nazar bin Amin Madani, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; Dr. Majed Al-Qasbi, Chief of Private Affairs of the Crown Prince; Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Shalhoub, Deputy Chief of Royal Protocol; Eng. Yousef bin Ibrahim Al-Bassam, Deputy President of the Saudi Development Fund; and Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Isa, Acting Director General of the Minister of Defense's office