Seyyed Morteza Bakhtiari pointed to the important steps taken for pilgrims and implementation of the pilgrimage project from source to destination, and said, "From the first actions taken by Astan Quds Razavi in pursuing the 7-article Charter of the Supreme Leader in the appointment of Ayatollah Reisi were the construction of pilgrim city, pilgrims houses, and central kitchen."
"At present, the first phase of the project was inaugurated at minimum time with the highest quality that welcomes the pilgrims who for the first time visit the holy shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.)", he emphasized.
Bakhtiari said that the second phase of the project has reached 50% physical progress and will be operational by next nine months.
The deputy Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi pointed to the serious attention of this spiritual complex to development of the concept of servant, service, and the served and remarked, "Using the best available capacities, the service of the holy shrine of the eighth Imam (A.S.) is not limited to the Razavi Holy Shrine premise but the servant assistants are serving the society in various fields of medicine, construction, science, culture and family."
"So far, more than 600 thousand first-pilgrims who could not afford to attend the holy Mashhad have come on the pilgrimage of the merciful Imam, and with the order of the Grand Custodian of the Astan Quds Razavi, this matter is under pursuit with the double efforts of our colleagues in the Relief Department", he added.
Bakhtiari appreciated the attention of the Representatives of the Supreme Leader (Wali Faqih) and the Friday Prayer Leaders to this large and national project, saying that the construction and exploitation of this project proved that the resistance economy, jihadi morale, and the reliance on the domestic power and talent can solve problems of the country.