Jakarta, Indonesia— Saudi Arabia and Indonesia have discussed defense and military cooperation in a meeting between Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.
According to SPA, the two officials discussed bilateral relations and military and defense cooperation, as well as other issues of common concern.
A number of heads of Indonesian defense companies presented to the Saudi minister their capabilities, expertise and latest products in the field of defense.
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia have taken many steps to boost ties between the two countries. Around two years back the two countries agreed to form a task force in order to discuss investment opportunities between the two countries.
This came at the end of a virtual meeting between Indonesian Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih on Wednesday.
In a written statement Pandjaitan lauded the meeting that had yielded several cooperation commitments. Pandjaitan and Al-Falih concurred on forming a task force to discuss investment opportunities. They were also on the same page to hold a similar meeting on June 24, 2021.
At the meeting, Indonesia offered Saudi Arabia to invest in Bank Sharia Indonesia (BSI), the nation’s largest sharia compliant bank. Saudi Arabia has expressed keen interest in the offer and will shortly assign its team to discuss details of the plan.
Indonesia also expressed intent to build the Indonesia Housing in Mecca to accommodate Indonesians while performing the umrah and Hajj pilgrimage as well as market Indonesian products in Saudi Arabia. Al-Falil warmly welcomed the plan and offered several locations for Indonesia Housing.
