TEHRAN – The head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said on Tuesday that a six-member Iranian delegation was to depart Tehran for Saudi Arabia later in the day for a second round of talks with Saudi officials on performing the annual Hajj.

Speaking with IRNA, Saeed Ohadi said that the visit to Saudi Arabia by the Iranian delegation is taking place upon an official invitation by the new Saudi Hajj minister. 

Iranian pilgrims should be able to receive consular services and they should be given their visas inside Iran, the official stressed. 

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