Saudi Ambassador to France Mohammed Bin Ismail Al Al-Shaikh has paid a visit to the offices of consular section in Paris suburb of Noyee to check the procedure of granting visas to the Pilgrims this year. He met with the travel agents who organize the flights from France and they praised the arrangements undertaken by the Saudi embassy. Last year, the Embassy granted more than 22,000 Hajj visas in France. This number is expected to reach 25,000 this year.