Union Minister for WCD & Minority Affairs , Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani and Shri V. Muraleedharan, MoS for External Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs meet with their counterpart Ministers handling Haj Affairs and Management from Türkiye and Malaysia

Union  Minister for WCD and Minority Affairs Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani accompanied by Shri. V. Muraleedharan, MoS for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs met with H.E. Prof. Dr. Ali Erbaş, President of Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) in Türkiye and with Dato’ Setia Dr. Hj. Na’im bin Hj. Mokhtar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) respectively in two separate meetings on the sidelines of the signing of the Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in Jeddah, KSA.

During the meetings, experiences on Haj management and administration were shared and there was an exchange of ideas on best practices with the respective counterparts.

The scope for digital initiatives for seamless delivery of services, setting up and enhancement of robust and reliable medical facilities for the pilgrims, measures taken especially for the care and facilitation of the women pilgrims were particularly discussed.

It was further resolved that avenues and scope for further exchange of ideas and collaboration would be explored so as to ensure that maximum benefits from the adoption of best practices accrue to the Haj pilgrims.