ARAB NEWS, Oct 23, 2010 00:03
JEDDAH: The Saudi Embassy in Jakarta has been able to return 12 children born out of relationships between Saudi men and Indonesian women to the Kingdom last year, according to local Arabic daily Al-Watan on Friday.
“These children were the result of illegal marriages between Indonesian women and Saudi men who visited Indonesia for business or tourism,” Saudi Ambassador Abdullah Al-Khayyat said. He added that after making sure that the children belonged to Saudi fathers, the embassy contacted the men and provided them with support so they could be reunited.
The ambassador said the embassy took good care of the children and gave them air tickets to travel to Saudi Arabia with their fathers. He also said the embassy liaised with the authorities concerned in Indonesia and the Kingdom to facilitate the return of the children to their home country and also made efforts to heal the rifts between the fathers and mothers.
The ambassador said Saudis were not allowed to marry foreign women, except with permission from the Ministry of Interior, but said these cases were rare.
He said there were still a few children left and added that the embassy was trying to rectify their situation.
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