Jakarta, July 30 -- Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Rosan Roeslani briefed President Prabowo Subianto on the ongoing land acquisition in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the construction of an Indonesian Hajj Village.

After meeting Prabowo at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon, Roeslani said that the project was initiated by the president and approved during his meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).

"I am reporting the process of land purchasing in Mecca. The process was initiated by the Royal Commission of Mecca, where they already offered several plots very close to Mecca," he informed.

The minister noted that the major change underlying the project was the Kingdom of Saud...