Makkah, Jumada I 16, 1438, February 13, 2017, SPA -- The Chairman of Board of Directors of South Asia Pilgrims Guides Foundation, Dr. Raafat bin Ismail Badr discussed here today with Vice Chairman of Pilgrims Affairs Office of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hamad Yousef Al-Mualla a number of topics related to services to be provided by the foundation during the Hajj season this year 1438 AH for more than 6,000 UAE pilgrims, and ways of enhancing joint cooperation between the two sides so as to contribute to providing the best services for pilgrims according to the directives of the leadership aimed at harnessing all capabilities and services for pilgrims to enable them performing the fifth pillar in tranquility. Al-Mualla has lauded the great services being provided by the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for pilgrims in Makkah, Madinah and holy sites. --SPA 13:40 LOCAL TIME 10:40 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w331241