Indonesia's President Joko Widodo presents a photo album with images from their meeting in Bogor to Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Jakarta on Friday. The king will soon head to China but a date for the trip has not been set. Photo: AFP Indonesia's President Joko Widodo presents a photo album with images from their meeting in Bogor to Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Jakarta on Friday. The king will soon head to China but a date for the trip has not been set. Photo: AFP
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo presents a photo album with images from their meeting in Bogor to Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Jakarta on Friday. The king will soon head to China but a date for the trip has not been set. Photo: AFP
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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo presents a photo album with images from their meeting in Bogor to Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Jakarta on Friday. The king will soon head to China but a date for the trip has not been set. Photo: AFP Indonesia's President Joko Widodo presents a photo album with images from their meeting in Bogor to Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Jakarta on Friday. The king will soon head to China but a date for the trip has not been set. Photo: AFP
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo presents a photo album with images from their meeting in Bogor to Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Jakarta on Friday. The king will soon head to China but a date for the trip has not been set. Photo: AFP
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