850 members of the Hajj delegation, and thus an additional 2,000 pilgrims will be selected – Al-Hiwar Al-Jazaeryia

The Director General of the National Office for Hajj and Umrah, Ahmed Soleimani, stressed the need for pilgrims to comply with the completion of administrative procedures related to the Hajj season 2023 before the 15th of next May, which includes obtaining a certificate of winning from the municipalities, conducting an examination and vaccination to obtain a certificate of health qualification, and paying the costs -77 million. Centim – in order to obtain a travel visa within the electronic track.

Today, Thursday, during the “Guest of the Morning” radio session, Ahmed Soleimani spoke about the details of the conduct of the Hajj 2023 process, which according to him constitutes a challenge given the high number of pilgrims and the increase in Algeria’s share by 5,300 pilgrims, bringing it to 41,300 pilgrims. 850 representatives of different sectors were chosen to supervise them within the Hajj mission for this season. In the context, Soleimani said that the members of the mission undergo training in order to acquaint them with the conduct of pilgrims in the legal, health and organizational aspects, while training those qualified to perform the ritual of Hajj through training centers distributed to all states of the country, with the aim of consolidating a set of behaviors during the Hajj that makes them the best ambassadors for Algeria and empowers them. From performing the ritual as required.

And on how to select an additional 2,000 pilgrims and enable them to permit Hajj within Algeria’s quota and in accordance with the decision of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Soleimani explained that the Ministry of Interior supervises the process through the database that it supervises at the level of departments and municipalities, where those concerned are called soon in order to carry out the necessary procedures for travel.

Ahmed Soleimani confirmed that the Joint Ministerial Council for Hajj, which is chaired by the Prime Minister, has drawn up a road map to conduct the Hajj process, starting from the procedures that take place inside the country, leading to the return of the last group of pilgrims from the Holy Bekaa, which will be the beginning of next July – after Eid Al-Adha -, stressing on Harnessing all the capabilities required for the success of the season, and coordinating with 45 tourism agencies concerned with organizing Hajj 2023, which are being monitored by a committee from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments to ensure their compliance with the terms of service contracts signed with the pilgrim, which include prices for transportation, subsistence, housing, and service of the holy sites, and on the basis of evaluation, it is decided to participate In future seasons or not.

Regarding the health measures taken to ensure the safety of the Algerian pilgrims, Soleimani said that the Ministry of Health is responsible for developing and providing the required medicines for the pilgrims and transferring them to the centers of the Algerian mission in Saudi Arabia before the pilgrims travel, while the Saudi authorities maintained their health requirements regarding the vaccination of Covid 19.

Regarding the program of Hajj trips from Algeria, Ahmed Soleimani explained that the first flight will start on May 31, and the departure airports have been expanded by adopting the airports of Bechar, Laghouat and Adrar, to be added to the airports of the capital, Oran, Annaba and Constantine, to make things easier for pilgrims.