King Salman`s visit to Indonesia is a historical one after the visit by King Faisal 47 years ago."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The visit of Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud to Indonesia has built a new round of relationship between the two countries, Chairman of Indonesias House of Representatives Setya Novanto said.
"King Salmans visit to Indonesia is a historical one after the visit by King Faisal 47 years ago," Novanto said, in his speech during a meeting with the king in Nusantara Building in the complex of House of Representatives in Jakarta, on Thursday.
The invited guests included the Indonesian former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and former vice president Try Sutrisno, Chairman of the Indonesian Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) Zulkifli Hasan, and Chairman of Regional Representative Council (DPD) Muhammad Saleh.
Novanto stated that Indonesian people, especially Muslim population, are grateful to the king for his sincerity and generosity to visit Indonesia.
King Salman has received a request from the Indonesian government to provide Haj quota of 211 thousand pilgrims and an additional quota of 10 thousand.
"The additional quota is essential for Indonesia, a country with the largest Muslim population in the world," he noted.
He pointed out that in the current scheme, Indonesian people must wait quite a while to be on the pilgrimage list.
"King Salman has promised that he will add the Haj quota soon," he remarked.
(Reported by Riza Harahap/Uu.M052/INE/KR-BSR/A014)
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