MINISTER OF HEALTH AND ACTING MINISTER OF HAJJ DR. HAMAD BIN ABDULLAH AL-MANIE SEPARATELY RECEIVED HERE TODAY MINISTER OF INTERIOR AND CHAIRMAN OF COTE D'IVOIRE'S HAJJ MISSION DJA JOSEPH; NIGERIA MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND CHAIRMAN OF HAJJ MISSION ABU BAKR AITANKO AND AFGHANISTAN'S HAJJ AND ENDOWMENTS MINISTER NIMAT ALLAH SHAHRANI. DURING THE MEETINGS, THEY DISCUSSED THIS YEAR'S HAJJ ARRANGEMENTS THAT WILL HELP PILGRIMS PERFORM THEIR HAJJ RITUALS IN EASE AND COMFORT. ON THEIR PART, HAJJ MISSIONS CHAIRMEN HAILED THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT FOR THE SERVICES AND FACILITIES PROVIDED FOR PILGRIMS.