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King Salman to give speech in Arabic

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Tue, February 28, 2017 Published on Feb. 28, 2017 Published on 2017-02-28T12:09:14+07:00

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King Salman to give speech in Arabic Saudi Arabia's King Salman, second from left, inspects an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the parliament house in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 26 during his official four-day visit to Malaysia. (AP/Vincent Thian)

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audi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud is scheduled to give a 10-minute speech in Arabic at the House of Representatives on Thursday during his state visit to Indonesia.

The king’s speech will follow a speech delivered by House Speaker Setya Novanto.

“Each of them will have 10 minutes to speak,” acting House secretary-general Achmad Djuned said during a rehearsal on Monday evening.

The House has prepared all things needed to welcome King Salman, including maximum security and a portable ramp and a special chair that fits with what the 81-year-old king requested.

King Salman is scheduled to arrive at the House at 1 p.m. on Thursday. The parliamentary complex and its surrounding area will be prepared for his visit on Wednesday evening.

On Tuesday evening, personnel of the protocol affairs department from the Saudi Arabia kingdom are scheduled to check the final preparations of the visit at the House. The stage where the King will deliver his speech, the place where the King will sit and who will sit beside him, will become main concerns in the final checks.

The road where King Salman will walk from his car to the House's plenary hall will also get specific checks.

(Read also: Govt to facilitate Islamic groups to meet King Salman)

King Salman, the seventh Saudi Arabian king, will be in Indonesia from March 1 to 9, bringing an entourage of up to 1,500 people, including 25 princes and 10 ministers.

After arriving at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta on Wednesday, King Salman and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will go to the Bogor Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, for a bilateral meeting. On Saturday, the king will have a vacation in Bali for six days. (ebf)

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