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| Source: Ministry of Haj, KSA. |
HE Dr Al-Hajar affirmed that the kingdom has placed top priority on serving its guests for Hajj and umrah as well as other visitors, and the emphasis has only become greater in the era of the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz.
During his meeting with the Malaysian Minister of Religious Affairs Louaa Barhoum, Dr Al-Hajar demonstrated the early preparations for Hajj 2016 and the plans to coordinate with the pilgrims' affairs offices in order to meet requirements and arrangements needed for Hajj pilgrims from Malaysia.
Pilgrim housing and transportation in addition to the services rendered by the Arbab Al-Tawaif Establishments, United Agents Office, and General Syndicate of Cars were among the issues discussed by the two officials.
The Saudi minister also stressed the importance of organising awareness-raising campaigns for pilgrims before their arrival to the holy lands, praising the efforts exerted by the Malaysian side in this regard. He also underlined the need to adhere to the ministry instructions related to the grouping and moving (Tafweej) programme in order to keep the pilgrims secure, revealing that the ministry has plans to start a provisional application of an e-bracelet to track pilgrims more comprehensively.
"The Kingdom deals yearly with about 180 countries of almost 200 languages from different cultural, social, and ethnic backgrounds," he observed.
On his part, the Malaysian minister lauded the achievements reached by the government of the two holy mosques custodian King Salman in terms of providing the visitors with facilities to perform their rituals in a secured and settled atmosphere.
The Malaysian senior official also praised the cutting-edge, high-tech value added work and the electronic path designed for overseas pilgrims, describing such new integrations as a "quantum leap".
About 22,350 Malaysian pilgrims are scheduled to perform Hajj in 2016. Saudi and Malaysia have strong bilateral ties.
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On his part, the Malaysian minister lauded the achievements reached by the government of the two holy mosques custodian King Salman in terms of providing the visitors with facilities to perform their rituals in a secured and settled atmosphere.
The Malaysian senior official also praised the cutting-edge, high-tech value added work and the electronic path designed for overseas pilgrims, describing such new integrations as a "quantum leap".
About 22,350 Malaysian pilgrims are scheduled to perform Hajj in 2016. Saudi and Malaysia have strong bilateral ties.
Interested?
Read the Suroor Asia blog post about the Ministry of Haj's overview of Hajj 2016
Read the Suroor Asia blog post about the Chinese visit to the Ministry of Haj