Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania on Monday started a working visit to Japan by meeting with Japan Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

During the meeting, the two leaders stressed depth of the historic friendship between Jordan and Japan and keenness to expand joint cooperation in various domains.

King Abdullah expressed his appreciation to Japan for its continuous support to Jordan to implement various development projects in the Kingdom and its humanitarian role in supporting the refugees.

The meeting, attended by HRH Prince Omar bin Faisal, included a lunch banquet hosted by the Emperor and the Empress in honor of His Majesty King Abdullah and Her Majesty Queen Rania.