Shannon said, "During the meeting with the Heads of departments and divisions, The secretary general of Imam Ali Holy Shrine, Sayyed Mr. Nizar Hashim Habl al-Mateen instructed them to follow the previously-developed plans in order to accommodate the largest possible number of visitors and provide services for them. Imam Ali Holy Shrine has prepared a number of the western expansion buildings in the Courtyard of Fatima for the overnight accommodation of the visitors."