Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju | Photo Credit: ANI Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday (January 11, 2025) embarked on a five-day visit to Saudi Arabia to sign a bilateral agreement for the Hajj pilgrimage of 2025, where India is seeking an additional quota for 10,000 pilgrims. Mr. Rijiju is scheduled to meet Saudi Arabian Minister Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al Rabiah on Monday (January 13, 2025) when the two leaders are expected to sign the bilateral agreement. “I look forward to visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to sign the bilateral agreement on Hajj 2025 and strengthen the people-to-people ties between our two great nations,” Mr. Rijiju said in a post on X. Mr. Rijiju will also meet Saleh Al Jasser, the Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and discuss Hajj flight operations and the pilgrimage-related bus and train services with him. Mr. Rijiju will also visit the Jeddah Haj Terminal, used by Indian pilgrims, where the government has dedicated an office space for facilitation. Some Indian pilgrims use the Jeddah …