His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday received Japan State Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhide Nakayama.

The conversation was a follow-up on the outcome of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s recent visit to the Kingdom and ways to build on it to activate aspects of cooperation between the two countries in various fields.

During Abe’s visit to Jordan as part of his regional tour, Tokyo announced a $200 million grant to the Kingdom for humanitarian assistance, including refugees and medical services and infrastructure development.