Saudi Arabia's King Salman called Thursday (March 2nd) for a united fight against terrorism in a speech to Indonesia's parliament during a landmark state visit to the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, AFP reported.
The visit, part of a tour of Asia, is the first by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia in almost 50 years.
In his speech in Jakarta, Salman called for an intensified fight against terrorism.
"The challenge we, especially Muslims, face now is terrorism," he said. "We should close ranks in combating terrorism, radicalism and strive to bring world peace for the benefit of all of us."
Saudi Arabia is part of an international coalition that has carried out air strikes against the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) and other extremists in Syria.
The kingdom has witnessed a series of deadly attacks claimed by ISIL since late 2014.
Indonesia also is facing a renewed threat due to ISIL. A gun and suicide attack in Jakarta in January 2016 that killed four civilians and four attackers was the first assault claimed by ISIL in Southeast Asia.
On Thursday, Salman also visited Jakarta's Istiqlal mosque, the biggest in Southeast Asia, accompanied by President Joko Widodo, and the leaders prayed together.
