The Hajj and Umrah Administration in the Ministry of Endowments has completed all contractual procedures related to the Hajj season of 1448 AH – 2027 AD, including service provision and air transport contracts, as well as several other agreements, in accordance with the schedules approved by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
For his part, Muhammad Nour Aaraj, Director of the Hajj and Umrah Administration in the Ministry of Endowments, clarified in a statement to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Monday that the administration participated in the sixth edition of the Hajj and Umrah Conference and Exhibition held in Jeddah, as part of a delegation from the Syrian Arab Republic led by Minister of Endowments Muhammad Abu al-Khair Shukri, in response to an invitation from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Aaraj pointed out that the administration finalized the contractual procedures for the 1448 season during the visit, including the service provider contract and the air transport contract. On Monday, an agreement on Hajj affairs arrangements was signed between Minister Shukri and Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabia, with a quota of 22,500 Syrian pilgrims, in the presence of the Syrian Chargé d'Affaires in Riyadh Mohsen Mahbash, Deputy Minister of Endowments Samer Bairqadar, and members of the accompanying delegation.
Aaraj explained that the visit included attending a meeting between the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah and heads of Hajj affairs offices in the Islamic world, participating in the conference and exhibition events, and sending a team of administration staff to participate in specialized training programs in the fields of transport, catering, and operational aspects, in preparation for transferring expertise and instructions to group cadres and column leaders.
He added that the Syrian and Saudi sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation and joint coordination, and complete early preparations to serve Syrian pilgrims. The Hajj and Umrah Administration in the Ministry of Endowments had previously conducted the Syrian Hajj lottery for the 1448 AH – 2027 AD season on September 26, with 71,257 applicants registered for the pilgrimage, while Syria's quota reached 22,500 pilgrims.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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