Minister of Hajj meets Egyptian Minister of Tourism

Riyadh, 20th May, 2007

The Minister of Hajj Dr. Fouad bin Abdulsalam Al-Farsy met at his office here today the Egyptian Minister of Tourism, Zoheir Garana and the accompanying delegation. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as issues regarding Egyptian pilgrims. Al-Farsy pointed out that the regulations established by the Ministry aim to support and serve all the pilgrims and offer the best way to perform the rituals. Zoheir commended the Ministry's regulations designed for the pilgrims, saying that the outstanding success in performing the rituals by pilgrims is attributed to the tremendous efforts and achievements by the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and the Crown Prince in the Holy sites in Makkah and Madinah. The meeting was attended by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Hajj for Umrah Affairs, Dr. Issa bin Mohammed Rawas.