HATIM BIN HASAN GADHI, UNDERSECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF HAJJ, MET SEPARATELY HERE TODAY WITH THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA'S CONSUL GENERAL IN JEDDAH MAHDI BASHEERUDDIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL FOR MUSLIMS OF ETHIOPIA SHEIKH MOHAMMED ALSAFI ABDULRAHMAN, INDIA'S CONSUL GENERAL IN JEDDAH AWSAF SAEED AND IRAQ'S CHIEF HAJJ MISSION MOHAMMED TAQIUDDEEN ALMUALA. DURING THE MEETINGS, MATTERS DEALING WITH SOUTH AFRICAN, ETHIOPIAN, INDIAN AND IRAQI PILGRIMS OF THE UPCOMING HAJJ SEASON WERE DISCUSSED.