MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN JEDDAH : Vidura Wickramanayaka, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs signed the Haj agreement with the Saudi Haj and Umrah minister Dr.Tawfiq bin Fawzan AlRabiah on Sunday Jan 7. Minister Wickremanayake is leading a Haj delegation to Saudi Arabia to sign the Haj agreement between Sri Lanka and the Kingdom. The Lankan delegation includes the minister, Director …
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Minister Wickremanayake to lead Haj delegation to Saudi Arabia
MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN COLOMBO ; Minister of Buddhasasana,Religious and Cultural Affairs Vidura Wickremanayake will leave for Saudi Arabia on Friday,Jan.5 to sign the Haj agreement between Sri Lanka and the Kingdom. According to sources, the Haj agreement will be signed between the Lankan minister and the Saudi Haj and Umrah minister Dr.Tawfiq bin Fawzan AlRabiah on Sunday Jan 7. The Lankan delegation …
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