Suleiman Discusses Bilateral Ties with Saudi King
President Michel Suleiman has discussed with Saudi King Abdullah in a telephone conversation bilateral relations and issues of common interest.
Suleiman called Abdullah on Monday to congratulate him on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
The feast of Eid al-Adha caps the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, and Muslims in Saudi Arabia marked the event by sacrificing a sheep in a symbolic reenactment of Abraham”s willingness to sacrifice his son on God”s orders.
The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam which the Koran says Muslims must carry out at least once in their lives if they are well enough and can afford it.