Saudi Arabia, Indonesia strengthen bilateral cooperation
King of Saudi Arabia Salmin bin Abdulaziz al-Saud is scheduled to visit Indonesia from March 1 to 9, his first Southeast Asia trip since he came to the throne in 2015.
King of Saudi Arabia Salmin bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. (Source: Reuters)
Jakarta (VNA) – King of Saudi Arabia Salmin bin Abdulaziz al-Saud isscheduled to visit Indonesia from March 1 to 9, his first Southeast As✃ia trip sincehe came to the throne in 2015.
This isalso the first visit of a Saudi Arabian king to Indonesia in 47 years, showing signsthat Saudi Arabia wants to enhance economic cooperation with the SoutheastAsian country, said Indonesian former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs DinoPatti Djalal. TheState visit of King Salman is hoped to provide Indonesia with a marvellousopportunity to attract investment from Saudi Arabia in its infrastructureprojects. PramonoAnung, Indonesian Cabinet Secretary, said that King Salman will meet withIndonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta and discuss five agreements on promotingarts and cultural heritages, specialists exchange, popularisation of Islam,increase of flights from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia as well as tackling transnationalcrimes.
IndonesianState energy firm Pertamina and Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas company will alsolook into the construction of a 6 billion USD oil refinery in Cilacap, CentralJava.
According to sta♏tistics of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board, foreigndirect investment from the Saudi Arabian oil company to Pertamina roughlyreached 900,000 USD in 2016, standing at 57th place, after South Africa (with 1million USD) and Mali (1.1 million USD).-VNA
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King of Saudi Arabia Salmin bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. (Source: Reuters) 
