Kuwait’s First Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, congratulated His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the success of this year’s Hajj.

In a press release, the Kuwaiti Defense Ministry said that Sheikh Al-Sabah lauded the great efforts and kind care being accorded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to pilgrims through a package of necessary services making their Hajj mission a complete success, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

 Meanwhile, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Interior and Chairman of the High Hajj Committee, conveyed greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, and congratulations to the security men who participated in the implementation of Hajj security plans for this year 1440 AH on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha and success of Hajj security plans.

 During a meeting with security officials at the Ministry of Interior in Mina, he hailed the wise leadership's support for serving the pilgrims.

 For their parts, the participants in the annual Hajj conference expressed their thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for their efforts in serving the Islamic Ummah (nation) and its issues, for their great attention to the Two Holy Mosques and the holy sites and for their distinguished and integrated initiatives to serve the pilgrims.

 The conference began with a speech by the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, Chairman of the Council of Senior Muslim Scholars (ulema) and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Muslim World League, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh

The conference included speeches by Secretary General of Muslim World League Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Essa, Egyptian Minister of Awqaf Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and Director of International Institute of Islamic Civilization at the University of Zaytouna in Tunisia Dr. Abdullatif Bouazizi.