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Jokowi congratulates MBS on new prime minister position
"My warmest congratulations to HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a close friend of Indonesia, on his appointment as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. Looking forward to working closely together in advancing our bilateral ties, including in the economic sector," President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo wrote on Twitter, on Friday morning, from his handle @jokowi.
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President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo poses for a photo with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman on the sideline of the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Osaka, Japan, in June 2019. (The Jakarta Post/Twitter)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday congratulated Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman for his new appointment as the prime minister of the oil-rich Islamic Kingdom.
"My warmest congratulations to HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a close friend of Indonesia, on his appointment as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. Looking forward to working closely together in advancing our bilateral ties, including in the economic sector," President Jokowi wrote on Twitter on Friday morning from his handle @jokowi.
In the tweet, Jokowi also put up a photo of him shaking the hand of bin Salman on the sideline of the Group of Twenty (G20) meeting in Osaka, Japan, in June 2019.
My warmest congratulations to HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a close friend of Indonesia, on his appointment as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia.
Looking forward to working closely together in advancing our bilateral ties, including in the economic sector pic.twitter.com/G5ypZo0UkV
— Joko Widodo (@jokowi) September 30, 2022
In a government shuffle on Tuesday, bin Salman was named prime minister of Saudi Arabia, a post traditionally held by the king.
The move effectively formalizes power already wielded by Prince Muhammad, who has been the kingdom's de facto ruler for several years, analysts said.
The heads of other critical ministries, including interior, foreign and energy, remained in place, according to a royal decree from King Salman published by the official Saudi Press Agency.
Prince Muhammad, who turned 37 last month, has been first in line to succeed his father as king since 2017, AFP reported.
In May this year, Coordinating Maritime and Investment Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said after a meeting with Prince Muhammad that Saudi Arabia is willing to extensively invest in Indonesia.
“He said, ‘General Luhut, I ask for one thing.’ He told his ministers, basically, ‘I don't want to lose Indonesia like we lost China in the 1980s. We want to put a large investment into Indonesia,’” Luhut said, as quoted by Antara.
