Shavkat Mirziyoyev visits the Holy Ka`bah

During his visit to Saudi Arabia, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the holy city of Makkah and performed the rituals of Umrah.

In accordance with the principles of Islam, the Head of the state donned special Ihram clothing, prayed, recited the prayer of Talbiyah and entered the Masjid al-Haram.

The President of Uzbekistan was given the great honor to enter the Holy Ka`bah, which every Muslim dream of. Inside the shrine, he performed the prayer.

Then the Head of the state performed the Tawaf seven times, that is, a circumambulation around the Ka`bah, as well as walking between the Safa and Marwa hills seven times.

Together with Uzbekistan delegation members and ulama, duas were recited with a request for peace and prosperity in Uzbekistan, happiness and well-being for the people.

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The state visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Saudi Arabia has ended.

The President of Uzbekistan held talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on August 17. Following the meeting, a joint statement on further expansion of full-scale partnership and 15 documents on cooperation in energy, customs, civil aviation, tourism, agriculture, healthcare and labor relations were adopted.

On August 18, meetings were held with the heads of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Islamic Development Bank, representatives of Saudi businesspeople.

The visit to Makkah and Medina became a particularly significant event.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev departed from Jeddah for Tashkent on the night of August 19.

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President Shavkat Mirziyoyev completed his two-day state visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to Tashkent.

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