REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BOGOR -- Indonesian and Iranian Muslims can work together to exchange experiences in applying Islamic values and systems in social and family life, Iran's Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Massoumeh Ebtekar, remarked. She made the statement in an exclusive interview with Antara News Agency in Bogor on Tuesday.

"We have successes in Iran, and you have successes in Indonesia. We need to learn from those successes. But we should also take lessons from those to face challenges in Iran and in Indonesia," Ebtekar stated.

Ebtekar is in Bogor, West Java, to attend the High-Level Consultation of World Muslim Scholars on Wasatiyyat (moderate) Islam (HLC-WS), which takes place from May 1 to 3, 2018. The event was opened by President Joko Widodo at the Bogor Palace.

According to her, the challenge for Indonesia and Iran is on how to practice the teachings of Islam in modern political systems and structures, and apply sharia in an evolving society.