RAMALLAH, Monday, September 25, 2023 (WAFA) – Hussein al-Sheikh, Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), today welcomed the arrival in Palestine of the new Saudi ambassador to Palestine and consul in Jerusalem Nayef al-Sudairi.

“We welcome his excellency the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the State of Palestine, who will present his official credentials to his excellency President Mahmoud Abbas within a few days,” wrote al-Sheikh in a tweet.

Sudeiri was recently appointed as ambassador to Palestine and Consul in Jerusalem. His appointment was welcomed by the Palestinian Authority.

This will be the first visit for a Saudi official to Palestine since the Israeli occupation in 1967.

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