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After enjoying beach holiday in Bali, King Salman heads to Tokyo
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (center) prepares to board an airplane at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, on Sunday afternoon for a flight to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. (Courtesy of PT Angkasa Pura I/N/A)
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audi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his entourage left Bali on Sunday after extending their original vacation on the island of the gods by three days. The king departed for Tokyo for another state visit.
Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi and Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifudin met the king at the St. Regis Hotel in Nusa Dua, Bali, for a 10-minute dialogue and accompanied him to Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Retno said the king was pleased with his time in Bali and had made sure to swim several times during his nine-day vacation.
“I asked him whether the water was warm or cold, to which he replied it was colder than in Jeddah [Saudi Arabia]. During our talk at the hotel he expressed that he really enjoyed his official visit to Jakarta and private vacation in Bali,” Retno told reporters at the airport after the king departed.
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King Salman and his entourage took off at 10:30 a.m. for Haneda Airport, Japan, using three of the Saudi Kingdom’s jets. One of the planes transported the king and medical staff while the others carried his entourage and cargo.
The airport suspended flights to and from Bali for 45 minutes to make way for the king.
Retno said before leaving the hotel, the king received a phone call from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, bidding him farewell and following up on 11 memorandums of understanding that the two countries signed in Jakarta. (wit)
