National Guard Commander receives pilgrims

Manama, Sept. 1 (BNA): National Guard Commander Lieutenant General Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa received today Head and members of the Pilgrims Mission comprising National Guard officers and personnel who came to greet him before their departure on pilgrimage. The meeting was attended by National Guard Staff Director Major General Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa, National Guard Commander Office Director Brigadier Abdulrahman Rashid Al Sa'ad and Presidency Court Division President Colonel Mohammed Abdullah Rabia. The National Guard Commander wished the mission every success in performing their Hajj rituals, urging them to show the spirit of cooperation and tolerance with pilgrims from Arab and Islamic countries. He commended the efforts of the Saudi government to provide all needed facilities for the pilgrims. The Pilgrims Mission Head Dr. Shaikh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Hajiri thanked, on behalf of the mission members, the National Guard Commander for his growing care for the mission. He also thanked the National Guard Staff Director for his continuous efforts to follow up on the needs of the mission to help them perform their Hajj rituals in optimum conditions.