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VOINews, Jakarta - Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Ma'ruf Amin hopes that Indonesian students in Saudi Arabia will not only study religious sciences as has been the case so far. The Vice President's Spokesperson, Masduki Baidlowi, told the media when accompanying the Vice President at the commemoration of the 93rd National Day of Saudi Arabia recently.

He explained that there are several agendas that have been discussed between Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Indonesia Faisal bin Abdullah al Amodi, including the exchange of scholarships for students from both countries.

"The people-to-people relationship has been going on for quite a long time, and one of them is also talking about the vice president's hope for how to exchange scholarships between Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, especially for Indonesians who study in Saudi Arabia, not like what has been happening so far, if what has been happening is that we study religious science there," he said.

Vice Presidential Spokesperson Masduki Baidlowi added that what Vice President Ma'ruf Amin emphasized was that the government of Saudi Arabia accepts scholarships from the Government of Indonesia and Indonesians to study non-religious sciences, such as science and exact sciences. (VOI/SIFA/PNA)