Then, the Minister of Islamic Affairs and Traditional Education of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Ahmed Ould Ahl Dawood, delivered a speech on behalf of the guests and the heads of delegations of the Islamic countries participatinig in this year's Haj season, during which he congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha and the great facitlities and services being provided to the pilgrims. He commended the quality of the organization of this year's Hajj season 1438 AH (2017 AD), as a qualitative addition in the series of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's successes in the organization of Hajj. He also hailed the Kingdom's all forms of care being attached to pilgrims, enabling them to perform their rituals with all comfort and reassurance, stressing that this is the right approach of the Kingdom throughout the ages, where it remained and still remains the Qibla of pilgrimage for Muslims from different parts of the world. --SPA 16:49 LOCAL TIME 13:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w480293