According to records, the trade balance volume dropped significantly, by 36 percent in 2015, from that in 2014."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on Saudi Arabia to realize the commitment and plans to invest in Indonesia.
"Just now, (the president) has asked the help of the chairman of the Saudi Arabian Majlis ash-Shura (Consultative Assembly) in realizing various Saudi Arabian investment plans and commitment in Indonesia," Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister AM Fachir said at the Presidential Palace complex here on Thursday.
Fachir gave the statement to the press following a courtesy call of Chairman of the Majlis Ash-Shura, Abdullah Muhammed Al-Alsheikh to President Jokowi.
President Jokowi also told the Saudi official that the trade balance between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia has dropped.
"According to records, the trade balance volume dropped significantly, by 36 percent in 2015, from that in 2014," he stated.
The Saudi Arabian King is scheduled to visit Jakarta in early March 2017.
The visit is expected to help step up cooperation between the two countries in the fields of economics, politics, protection of Indonesian migrant workers, and the implementation of Hajj pilgrimage.
"He (the president) particularly encourages the two countries Parliaments to establish cooperation in counter-terrorism and spread Islam, which is tolerant, peaceful, and rahmatan lil alamin (bringing blessing to the whole world)," he added.
(Reported by Agus Salim/Uu.F001/INE/KR-BSR)
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