Ulemas to visit Jakarta

Fri, 05 Jan 1996

PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Twenty ulemas from West Kalimantan will travel to Jakarta for an audience with President Soeharto today, Antara reported yesterday.

The ulemas will hold Friday prayers together with the head of state before the meeting, the news agency said quoting Djuni Hamidy, secretary of the province's chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council.

Their chief mission is to express gratitude in connection with Indonesia's 50th independence anniversary.

For the past few months, the President has received similar greetings from representatives of ulemas in Java. Ulemas from other Kalimantan provinces will also have their turn. (emb)

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