King Abdullah welcomes pilgrims for Hajj

Riyadh, 2 Jan 2006

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet's weekly session at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Monday.

At the outset of the session, the King welcomed, in the name of the Kingdom's government and people, the pilgrims who come to the Holy Sites to perform Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam. The King emphasized the importance of providing all services the pilgrims need, and called for the doubling efforts and the executing of duties in their service, since this will bestow a great honor upon the Kingdom and its people.