Russian Pilgrims Number Exceeds 18,000

Moscow, 11 December. 06

The Commissioner of Russian Council for Hajj Affairs Ahmed Blalov has announced that more than 18,000 Russian pilgrims will perform Hajj this year.

He described relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia as very good, noting that all problems of Russian pilgrims have been solved in a constructive way following the signing of an agreement on the organization of Hajj flights.