Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz chairs Hajj Supreme Committee meeting

Jeddah, September 07, SPA -- Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Minister
of Interior, Chairman of Hajj Supreme Committee chaired at his office
here today the meeting of Hajj Supreme Committee.

The Committee is comprised of Prince Miteb bin Abdulaziz, the
Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Prince Khalid al-Faisal, the
Governor of Makkah Region, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister
of Interior for Security Affairs, Prince Abdulaziz bin Majid bin
Abdulaziz, Governor of Madinah Region, President General of Grand
Mosque and Prophet's Mosque affairs, Minister of Finance, Minister of
Hajj, Minister of Economy and Planning, Minister of Culture and
Information, Minister of Health, Minister of Transport, Minister of
Communications and Information Technology, Chairman of Control and
Investigation Commission and Chairman of General Authority of Civil
Aviation.

The meeting comes within the framework of the strategy of the
Committee to continue its meetings on the affairs of pilgrims to
follow up the implementation of plans and programmes for Hajj season
for 1429H. It also comes to follow up the preparations of the
governmental departments in light of directives of the Custodian of
the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the
Crown Prince to provide all services and best facilities for
pilgrims.

The meeting discussed a number of topics related to the affairs of
Hajj and the outcomes of the committees about the implementation of
the remaining stages of the development of flood networks in each of
Arafat and Mina, the roads that link between the Holy Sites and
Makkah, security and living services on the highways between Makkah
and Madinah in a way which ensures integrated services for pilgrims.

The meeting also discussed the implementation of electronic track to
serve pilgrims who come from abroad in addition to other issues.

--SPA