Minister of Hajj meets with Syrian minister

Jeddah, 20 June 06

Dr. Fou'ad bin Abdulsalam Al-Farsy, Minister of Hajj, met at his office in Jeddah today with Syria's Minister of Endowments Dr. Ziaduddin Al-Ayoobi, who is also leader of his country's Hajj mission and accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, matters pertaining to Syrian pilgrims, particularly the services to be rendered to them during Hajj season were discussed.

For his part, the Syrian minister hailed the high-level of services accorded to pilgrims coming from Syria to perform the rituals in Makkah and Madinah.