Jakarta, June 13 -- The governments of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia are seeking stronger tourism cooperation, including increasing two-way tourist flows.

This was discussed during a meeting between the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia on the sidelines of the 126th session of the UN Tourism Executive Council in Toledo, Spain, on Thursday (June 11).

"Saudi Arabia is one of Indonesia's key partners in the Middle East, and Indonesia is ready to further deepen this partnership, particularly in the tourism sector," Indonesia's Minister of Tourism Widiyanti Putri Wardhana said in an official statement confirmed on Saturday.

According to a joint press release, both countries' ministers reaffirmed the imp...