- King Salman will patronize the opening ceremony of the 33rd Janadriyah festival on Dec. 31
RIYADH: 抖阴短视频 and Indonesia share 鈥渧ery close鈥� relations, and having been invited to be 鈥済uest of honor鈥� country at the forthcoming 33rd Janadriyah festival only confirms the strong relations between the two countries, said Indonesian Ambassador Agus Maftuh Abegebriel.
Speaking on his country鈥檚 selection for 抖阴短视频鈥檚 national heritage and culture festival, Abegebriel, who is also his country鈥檚 permanent representative in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the invitation.
The ambassador said 鈥淪aunesia鈥� is a new term in the diplomatic world derived from the words 抖阴短视频 and Indonesia.
鈥淭oday is Saunesia time, which means we are in the golden period of our bilateral relations, as reflected by the exchange of visits at the highest level,鈥� said Abegebriel.
President Joko Widodo visited 抖阴短视频 in 2015 and 2017, and King Salman visited Indonesia in March 2017, he said, adding that the two leaders have committed to enhancing bilateral relations into a more comprehensive and strategic cooperation.
鈥淏oth countries have signed a memorandum of understanding on cultural cooperation in March 2017, and Indonesia鈥檚 participation in Janadriyah is a follow-up of the MoU,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e are very delighted to have this opportunity to showcase our diverse culture and heritage in our special pavilion during the event.鈥�
He said Indonesia will also promote its world-class tourism destinations as well as its high-quality products to the public in 抖阴短视频.
鈥淏y enhancing cultural relations, we are promoting more people-to-people contact so both sides will have a better mutual understanding," he said.
鈥淚 look forward to welcoming members of the royal family, government officials, the business community and Saudi people, as well as diplomatic corps and people from other countries at the Indonesian pavilion during the Janadriyah festival.鈥�
King Salman will patronize the opening ceremony of the 33rd Janadriyah festival on Dec. 31. The 18-day event, named after the village on the northern outskirts of Riyadh where it is held annually to celebrate symbols of the Saudi identity, is organized by the Ministry of National Guard.
Guest of honor countries in recent years have included India at Janadriyah 32, Egypt at Janadriyah 31, Germany at Janadriyah 30 and the UAE at Janadriyah 29.