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VOInews, Jakarta: Indonesian Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, Saiful Rachmat Dasuki welcomed the Iftar and Date Prize Program initiated by the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud through the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance.

At the program's launch in Jakarta on Sunday (10/3), Dasuki said the program as "a form of concern from the Honorable King, King Salman of Saudi Arabia for all Muslims worldwide, including Indonesia; as a form of social bond towards all Muslims in the world"

Dasuki explained Saudi Arabia has sent Al-Qur'an, dates, and education packages to the National Zakat Agency - Baznas for distribution.

Meanwhile, Head of Religious Attache of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Jakarta, Syech Ahmed Al-Hazmi explained that in this program, King Salman gave 20 tons of dates, 50,000 copies of Al-Qur'an, and about 150,000 boxes of food for breaking the fast.

He explained that the program would be started during Ramadan by distributing the package in Jakarta, Sulawesi, Sumatra, and other regions in Indonesia. (VOI/Ranov/Rama/AHM).