Bogor, W Java (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received visiting Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on Monday.

The president, accompanied by Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, received the Saudi foreign minister and his delegation in the Bogor Palace`s work room.

"Thank you. I came here directly from the airport," Al-Jubeir stated while being received by the president.

"It must be tiring," President Jokowi answered.

On the occasion, President Jokowi also expressed gratitude for the attention and sympathy of the Saudi Arabian government over the disasters that struck Lombok, Palu, and Donggala.

"I am very happy when I received direct assistance from King Salman," President Jokowi stated.

At the time of receipt of this news, the meeting between President Jokowi and the Saudi foreign minister along with his delegation was still ongoing.



Reporting by Joko Susilo
Editing by Eliswan Azly, Suharto

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