Minister of Foreign Affairs Alvaro Ramos of the Eastern Republic of the River Uruguay will head the Mercosur side, which will also include high-level representatives as well as participants from the Tokyo embassies of each Mercosur nation. Meaningful exchanges from diverse and global viewpoints are planned from the perspective of seeking to further develop the economic relationship between Japan and Mercosur. The Prime Minister's overseas trip is handled by the Cabinet. I believe Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka will hold a press conference this afternoon. In the meantime, I would like to explain the importance of the relationship between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Japan considers the relationship with Saudi Arabia as very important.
Saudi Arabia is a very stable country in the Gulf. Saudi Arabia is a very important member of the council. Two years ago, then-Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama visited Saudi Arabia and contributed to further strengthening ties between Japan and Saudi Arabia. We would like to widen the scope of cooperation between the two countries, and we would like to encourage the Japanese private sector to be more and more interested in the market of Saudi Arabia. So we hope that the closer contact at the highest level will contribute further to strengthening the economic and trade relationship, including investments.