including for diplomatic and economic

of Indonesia has shown the reality on the ground has been such that not all funding has been aimed at spreading conservative ideologies. The funding has been used for a variety of purposes, including for diplomatic and economic purposes. The diplomatic purposes, which are aimed at boosting Saudi Arabia-Indonesia ties, include social aid to overcome the impact of natural disasters and to boost “food security”.[18] On 4 April 2023, for example, the Saudi government donated to Indonesia 100 tons of dates “as gifts from King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud that will be distributed to people in need”.[19] The Saudi government also donated US$50 million to the Indonesian government to support West Sumatra’s social and economic recovery efforts following a major earthquake in the area in 2009, which killed more than 1,100 people.[20] These are just a few examples of Saudi funding disbursed to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries. สล็อต