Jakarta, May 4 -- President Prabowo Subianto has proposed to Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) the establishment of an Indonesian pilgrims' village near Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.

President Prabowo stated that Prince MBS responded positively to the idea of building a village for Indonesian pilgrims near the Great Mosque of Mecca.

"The last time I met with him (Prince MBS), I presented Indonesia's intention to establish a village for Indonesians in the Holy Land, as close as possible to Masjid al-Haram. His reaction was quite positive," President Prabowo said in Tangerang, Banten, on Sunday.

He made this statement during the inauguration of the Special Terminal for Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims at Soekarno-Hatta I...