MINISTER OF HAJJ DR FU'AD AL-FARESI MET HERE TODAY AFGHAN HAJJ MINISTER NIMAT SHAHRANI AND THE ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION. SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION, DR AL-FARESI UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AWARENESS OF THE PILGRIMS PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL TO THE HOLY PLACES. HE EXCHANGED VIEWS WITH SHAHRANI ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE AFGHAN PILGRIMS.