SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE (MWL) DR.ABDULLAH BIN ABDULMUHSIN AL-TURKI RECEIVED HERE TODAY CHAIRMAN OF CHINESE CENTRAL ISLAMIC SOCIETY (CCIS) AND THE GENERAL MUFTI OF CHINA SHEIKH HILALUDDIN CHEN GUAN. AL-TURKI WAS BRIEFED ON THE CCIS'S ACTIVITIES AND THE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CCIS IN THE LIGHT OF THE AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN MWL AND THE CCIS. GUAN HIGHLIGHTED THE EFFORTS EXERTED BY THE CCIS ALL OVER CHINA, EXPRESSING HOPES THAT THE MWL CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE CCIS. HE ALSO DISCLOSED THAT THE NUMBER OF CHINESE MUSLIMS REACHED 120 MILLION. GUAN ALSO NOTED THE ROLE PLAYED BY SAUDI ARABIA IN SERVING MUSLIM MINORITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. MEANWHILE, DR. AL-TURKI RECEIVED HERE TODAY INDONESIAN MINISTER OF RELIGION MUHAMMAD MAFTUH BASYUNI. THEY REVIEWED ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
