Haji: Indonesia Gagal Lobi Arab Saudi, Kuota Dikurangi 20%
Hajj: Indonesia Fails Lobby Saudi Arabia, Quota Reduced 20%
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Jakarta (B2B) - Menteri Agama Suryadharma menegaskan bahwa pemerintah Indonesia gagal melobi pemerintah Arab Saudi untuk tidak mengurangi kuota haji asal Indonesia hingga 20%. Penolakan tersebut disampaikan Menteri Urusan Haji Arab Saudi melalui sebuah surat.
"Kami sudah dapat surat dari Menteri Urusan Haji Dr Bandar bin Muhammad Hajar yang menyatakan bahwa permohonan pemerintah Indonesia tidak bisa dikabulkan. Karena memang ada kebijakan pengurangan kuota 20% bagi calon haji dari seluruh dunia," kata Menteri Agama Suryadharma di Jakarta, Sabtu (22/6).
Menurutnya, pemerintah Indonesia semula meminta penambahan kuota haji 2013 hingga 241 ribu calon jemaah dari kuota dasar sekitar 211 ribu jemaah.
"Surat dari menteri haji Arab Saudi itu sudah final. Tidak bisa ditawar-tawar lagi," ungkap Suryadharma.
Jakarta (B2B) - Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma confirmed that the Indonesian government failed to lobby the government of Saudi Arabia does not reduce the quota of pilgrims from Indonesia to 20%. The refusal by Minister of Haj Affairs of Saudi Arabia through a letter.
"We´ve got a letter from the Minister of Hajj Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed Hajar stated that the Indonesian government´s request can not be granted. Because there is 20% quota reduction policies for pilgrims from all over the world," said Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma in Jakarta, Saturday (22/6).
According to him, the Indonesian government initially asked for additional Hajj quota 2013 to 241 thousand prospective pilgrims from around the basic quota of 211 thousand prospective pilgrims.
"The letter from Saudi Arabia´s minister of hajj is final. Could not negotiable," said Suryadharma.
