![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-8.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud is welcomed an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-10.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud is welcomed an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-12.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]
![People welcome the King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-15.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
People welcome the King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-20.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-1.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-19.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
![People welcome the King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-13.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
People welcome the King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman held talks with Indonesia’s president today and signed a range of cooperation agreements at the beginning of a 12-day visit to the world’s largest Muslim-majority country.
The royal visit is the first by a Saudi monarch in nearly five decades.
Travelling light
- 1,500 people have accompanied the Saudi king
- 459 tonnes of luggage
- 2 luxury cars
The leaders oversaw, among 11 pacts, the signing of agreements to take down trade barriers and a new agreement between state energy companies Saudi Aramco and Pertamina, building on an existing $6 billion plan to expand Indonesia’s biggest refinery.
The king arrived at a military air base in the capital, Jakarta, earlier today before being met by President Joko Widodo who escorted him along a red carpet flanked by guards to a limousine.
King Salman is being accompanied by an entourage that Indonesian officials have said could number up to 1,500.
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-21.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-18.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-17.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-16.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
![People welcome the King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-14.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
People welcome the King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-11.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-9.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]
![Image of King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-7.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-6.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]
BOGOR, INDONESIA – MARCH 1: —-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – “BANDAR ALGALOUD / SAUDI KINGDOM COUNCIL / HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L) meets with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on March 1, 2017. ( Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Kingdom Council / Handout – Anadolu Agency )
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-4.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]
![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-3.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/Saudi Kingdom Council]
![Image of King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170301_Saudi_Indonesia-2.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Indonesia")
King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on 1 March 2017. [Bandar Al-Galoud/ Saudi Kingdom Council]