MAKKAH: The Saudi minister of Hajj and Umrah received the secretary of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in his office in Makkah on Sunday as part of preparations for the Hajj season.

Hajj Minister Mohammed Salih Bentin met NCMF Secretary Saidamen Pangarungan and his delegation. Also present were Abdulfattah bin Sulaiman Mashat, Saudi deputy minister of Hajj and Umrah, and a number of Saudi officials.

The Saudi minister and the NCMF secretary signed an agreement on the arrangements to receive Filipino pilgrims and to procure all that they need during their stay.