Prince Naif Ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, who is also Chairman of Supreme Hajj Committee received here on Thursday evening Minister of Hajj Dr. Fuad Bin Abdulsalam Al-Farisi, undersecretaries of Hajj Ministry and chairmen of board of directors of Hajj-related services. Addressing the meeting, Prince Naif praised Allah Almighty for honoring the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the service of the Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah, urging Hajj officials to provide best services and facilities to pilgrims. He said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes all pilgrims from all Islamic countries. The Prince pointed out that the State provides new projects every year in the Holy sites for pilgrims, and the leadership and the State have spent thousands of millions of riyals in this regard. He added, "Some might think that the Kingdom benefits from pilgrims, Umrah performers or visitors, but the reality is in contrary to this. We provide free and best services for all those comers into the Kingdom from all parts of the Muslim world." Prince Naif said that a number of heads of states have expressed their admiration of successes achieved by the Kingdom during Hajj seasons every year, thanks to the efforts of sincere people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In his speech Dr. Al-Farisi thanked Prince Naif for this annual meeting for pilgrims, stressing the concept of comprehensive security which has become a hallmark of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
