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Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, and is a member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ).

It carefully considers the interests of Islamic solidarity in its foreign policy decisions but generally has been an influence for moderation in the OIC.

President Wahid has pursued better relations with Israel, and in August 2000 he met with former Israeli Prime Minister Peres.

However, as of January 2006, there's no formal diplomacy link between Indonesia and Israel.

As such, Indonesia, alongside its Malaysian neighbor, conducts its foreign relations with Israel through Singapore.

In a meeting with Indonesian MP Hayono Isman, the Lords stated that they wanted to improve the relationship between the two countries.