— Acting Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Issam Bin Saad Bin Saeed here Monday received Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ausaf Sayeed and an accompanying delegation. Discussions during the meeting addressed issues related to the affairs of pilgrims and Umrah performers from India, and the services and facilities the government of Saudi Arabia offers to them. The acting minister stressed the care and concern offered to pilgrims and Umrah performers from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy prime minister and minister of defense, and their directives to care for and provide them with all means of comfort to conduct the rituals easily. The minister also stressed that Saudi Arabia is keen on providing all means of comfort to pilgrims and Umrah performers, noting that it puts all its government and private institutions to their service and secure their journey during the Hajj and Umrah seasons since their arrival in Saudi Arabia till their return to their countries. For his part, the Indian ambassador referred to the generous reception and care that pilgrims and Umrah performers, in general, and Indians, in particular, receive from the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, expressing hope for Saudi Arabia to achieve more success. — SPA