Jakarta, Dec. 4 -- Indonesia's Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak said Thursday that the Muslim World League has invited President Prabowo Subianto to speak at its upcoming congress, underscoring the group's growing engagement with Jakarta's new leadership.

He delivered the statement after accompanying Prabowo at a meeting with the League's Secretary General, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.

"I almost forgot to convey that the President of the Muslim World League invited President Prabowo to address the League's congress," Dahnil told reporters at the presidential complex.

He said Prabowo's attendance would depend on the president's schedule, noting that the invitation w...