About King Salman Touring
The arrival of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud in Jakarta, Wednesday (1/3), did not escape from the foreign media. "Oceans of love to welcome Raja Salman in Indonesia". Reads one headline media coverage of the English-language Saudi Arabia, Arab News.
The pictures posted are elementary school students that with a happy face waving flags Arabia and Indonesia on the roadside while welcoming King Salman.
While the Saudi Arabian media that other English-speaking, the Saudi Gazette upload a video entitled "thousands of people welcomed Salman Raja" which contain the enthusiasm of people, from school children to adults, who stood on the roadside to greet directly King Salman.
Saudi media also excited proclaim the arrival of King nicknamed waiter two holy cities to Indonesia for nine days.
In addition to publishing a matter of tens of thousands of people welcomed the arrival of King Salman landed at Halim airport in Jakarta then traveled overland to the Bogor Palace, they also publish the agreements signed by the two countries.
For Saudi Arabia is the first state visit since the 1970s aimed at improving bilateral relations between the two countries.
King Salman landed in Jakarta after visiting Malaysia for a few days. Asian tour for a full month will continue to Brunei Darussalam, Japan, China, the Maldives, and Jordan.
In Indonesia Raja Salman, among others, signed a business cooperation, combating terrorism, and education. Saudi Arabia wants to open more Islamic schools in Indonesia that use Arabic and also raise scholarships for Indonesian students.
Today, Raja Salman will visit the House of Representatives, the Istiqlal Mosque, and met with leaders of Islamic organizations in the National Palace, and the day after a holiday in Bali.
The Indonesian government signed 11 memorandums of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Saudi Arabia.
1. Declaration concerning the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia government leaders increase commission meeting together. Labour Cabinet minister who signed this MoU is the Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi.
2. Funding of Saudi Arabia for financing the construction of the Saudi Fund for Development and the Government of Indonesia. Minister of Finance and Deputy Director of the Saudi Fund are two people who signed this MoU.
3. Memorandum of cultural cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia and the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
4. The program of cooperation between the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of Indonesia and the Small and Medium Enterprises Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the development of small and medium enterprises.
5. Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia and the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the field of health cooperation.
6. Memorandum of understanding between the authorities aero nautica Government of Indonesia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
7. The work program at the Ministry of Research Technology and Higher Education Ministry of Education of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the field of scientific cooperation and higher education.
8. Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and the Ministry of Islamic Da'wah and Guidance, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the field of Islamic affairs.
9. Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Indonesia and the government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the field of marine and fisheries cooperation.
10. The program trade cooperation between the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia and the Ministry of Trade and Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
11. The cooperation agreement on combating crime between the Indonesian National Police and the Ministry of Interior Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.