DUBAI: Japanese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Iwai Fumio participated at the Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Riyadh on Sunday. Iwai held discussions with the Director General of the Office of the Technical Secretariat for Combating Harmful Practices in International Trade Faisal Abdullah Al-Muhaidib. The two discussed trade relations between Japan and other gulf states in the Middle East region. Iwai tweeted: “Yesterday, at the headquarters of the Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, I held discussions with His Excellency Mr. Faisal Abdullah Al-Muhaidib, Director General of the Office of the Technical Secretariat for Combating Harmful Practices in International Trade, on trade relations between Japan and the Arab Gulf states.” لقد قمت بإجراء مباحثات يوم أمس وذلك في مقر الأمانة العامة لمجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية مع سعادة السيد فيصل عبدالله المهيدب، مدير عام مكتب الأمانة الفنية لمكافحة الممارسات الضارة في التجارة الدولية عن العلاقات التجارية بين اليابان ودول الخليج العربية. pic.twitter.com/suBbP6dmZ9 — Iwai Fumio (@FumioIwai) October 17, 2022 Japan relies heavily on the Gulf states for crude oil imports and the country is working on strengthening its relations in other sectors beyond oil and energy. Originally published in Arab News Japan .