Despite the collapse of key oil negotiations earlier this year, Japan and Saudi Arabia are entering the final stage of preparations for a 1.5 billion yen joint project to establish a training institute for Saudi car mechanics in the kingdom.
Government sources said Thursday that Japan will dispatch a government mission to Saudi Arabia next month to try to work out details of its technical cooperation for the project. The mission will consist of government officials and experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, a major government-affiliated aid organ, the sources said.
Saudi Arabia wants Japan to train Saudi Arabian faculty members in Japan, dispatch Japanese experts to Saudi Arabia and supply educational equipment and materials, the sources said.