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Indonesia to send delegation to Saudi for talks on Islamic da’wah cooperation, haj preparations


Photo: Indonesian haj pilgrims wait to enter the departure area before leaving for Mecca at Soekarno-Hatta International airport near Jakarta, Indonesia, September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula

JAKARTA – Officials from Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs will visit Saudi Arabia on April 19 to follow up on the memorandum of understanding on Islamic da’wah and cooperation signed between the two countries last month during King Salman's state visit, Nur Syam, its Secretary General told Salaam Gateway.

According to him, both countries will increase the number of Islamic teachers and lecture exchange programmes in universities.

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