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Islamic organ commends Saudi Arabia's efforts to improve hajj conditions

Xinhua, September 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) commend on Thursday Saudi Arabia's efforts to improve hajj conditions.

"The great efforts, huge projects and large-scale preparations carried out by Saudi Arabia serve the pilgrims and secure the best conditions of comfort and security for them to perform the hajj ritual," the ISESCO said in a statement.

It also underscored the member states' respect for Saudi Arabia and their appreciation of its care of the two holy mosques, pilgrims and umrah performers from all over the world.

Meanwhile, the Islamic organ deemed the Iranian government's decision not to send pilgrims this year as "insisting on imposing unacceptable conditions, which testify to their determination, as in previous hajj seasons, to politicize the hajj and make confusion among the pilgrims."

The ISESCO also expressed astonishment at "the persistence of Iranian officials to breach the hajj regulations observed by all the countries of the Islamic world." Endit