REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- National Mandate party (PAN) Honorary Board member Dradjad Wibowo explained the meeting between Amien Rais with Prabowo Subianto and Habib Rizieq Shihab in Mecca, Saudi Arabia only as friends. He said Amien was often to visit his friends.

It's not the first time for Amien to meet Habib Rizieq, Dradjat said. "He used to visit his friends, coming to their houses, not indiscriminately," said Drajad on Monday (June 4).

Moreover, Habib Rizieq is currently can not return to Indonesia. Therefore, Amien took the time to visit him. Not only because there were Prabowo and other 212 figures.

Drajad said the meeting in Mecca discussed a lot of things, as when friends met. The talk about religion and politics are never inevitable.

Political and religious talks are inevitable, many things are discussed and Habib Rizieq said to immediately realize coalition," Drajad explained.

Amien, Prabowo, and Habib Rizieq met in Mecca on last week. The meeting was held at Habib Rizieq's residence in the holy city, which is located about 15 minutes from the Grand Mosque.

The meeting was done when Amien and Prabowo performed umrah (minor Hajj). From the meeting, the three of them were said to agree that Muslims and children of Indonesian nation who care about the state situation need to have more intensive meetings and close ranks.

In particular, Amien and Prabowo weere talking about the 2019 legislative and presidential election (election). The election is considered the most decisive for Indonesia's future.

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