Jakarta. The Saudi ambassador said he was unable to confirm whether his government failed to issue a preliminary notification on the execution of Indonesian domestic worker Tuti Tursilawati late last month.

"I am still waiting for more information from my government on whether or not the Indonesian Embassy in Saudi Arabia received a notification prior [to the execution]," Osama bin Mohammed Abdullah al-Shuaibi told reporters in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Indonesia filed an official protest with Saudi Arabia after the kingdom executed Tuti on Oct. 29 without first informing her family or consular staff.

This is despite a discussion between Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and her Saudi counterpart, Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir, in Jakarta on Oct. 23 on the protection of Indonesian migrant workers.

Retno raised the importance of consular notification during the meeting, highlighting that this was in accordance with the 1963 Vienna Convention.

Ambassador Al-Shuaibi said the issue was unlikely to affect ties between the two countries, though this was not the first time Indonesian officials had been kept in the dark about the fate of the country's citizens until after they had been executed.

In March this year, the Saudi government also beheaded 53-year-old Indonesian migrant worker Zaini Misrin without prior notification.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Saudi government has sentenced 103 Indonesian migrant workers to death since 2011. Five of them, including Zaini and Tuti, have been executed, while 85 were freed. The remainder are still on death row.