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Crown Prince Naruhito will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday to offer his condolences on the death of Saudi King Abdullah who passed away on Friday at the age of 90, the government said Saturday.
The crown prince will leave Japan from Haneda Airport on Sunday aboard a chartered government jet for Riyadh. He will meet the new King Salman to offer condolences, and return to Japan late Monday.
The crown prince last visited Saudi Arabia three years ago.
U.S. President Barack Obama, Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande are also due to visit Saudi Arabia.
© Japan Today
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JeffLee
Saudi Arabia should be sanctioned, not honored 1000 lashes, anyone? Any other country and it would be sanctions and diplomatic isolation. but no let's not offend the homeland of Mecca and Medina, even though the place and its dark-ages creed ought to deeply offend any reasonable person.
BluesRee
They've got the oil, so they're all right by us. Terrible.
volland
Little additional information about this monarch, from the University of Montreal / Canada:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/contradiction-in-action-the-eulogies-for-saudi-king-abdullahbin-abdulaziz-al-saud/5426655
Scrote
Saudi money has been used to fund ISIS, the same group that just murdered a Japanese citizen. Abdullah was complicit in the funding of ISIS, so why is Naruhito going to "pay his respects"?
Abdullah was a corrupt, vicious dictator and should not be mourned.
Scrote
Saudi Arabian money has been used to support ISIS, the same group that just killed a Japanese citizen.
Why is the prince going to this funeral? He should stay away.