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Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Sign MOU On 2020 Hajj

Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the 2020 hajj operations in the Holy Land.
The MoU, according to a statement today, December 6 by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, Adnan Bostaji, is for the maintenance and improvement in standards, cooperation and agreement.
The statement said that the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, D. Muhammad Bantan signed on behalf of his country while the Nigeria’s Minister of state for Foreign Affairs, Zubair Dada signed for Nigerian. The minister led Nigeria’s Hajj Affairs delegation.
The MoU, the statement added, also paid particular attention to early arrangements for the 2020 Hajj operations.
It quoted the Minister of Hajj and Umrah as saying: ”all institutions serving the Guests of Allah are keen to provide the finest services to pilgrims following directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman and Crown Prince, Muhammad bin Salman and in accordance with Saudi Vision 2030.”
It also quoted Nigeria’s Minister of state for Foreign Affairs as saying: “we thank the Saudi government for facilitating the arrival of Muslims to perform Hajj.”

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