Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday landed at a military airbase in the capital of Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, to kick off the longest leg of a month-long trip across Asia. The visit is the first by a Saudi monarch in nearly five decades and will see the two nations sign a pact to combat terrorism, according to the Saudi envoy to Indonesia. Hundreds of schoolchildren holding Indonesian and Saudi flags welcomed the king. King Salman will hold talks with Widodo and attend a reception. King Salman started his Asia trip in Malaysia and also plans to visit Brunei, Japan, China, the Maldives and Jordan.

Source: Egypt Independent March 01, 2017 08:46 UTC