Saudi Arabia Appoints Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Palestine

The official Palestinian news agency reported today, Saturday, that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has decided to appoint a non-resident extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Palestine. The agency stated on its official website that the Palestinian President's diplomatic advisor, Majdi Khaldi, received a copy of the credentials of Ambassador Nayef al-Sudairi, "Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to the State of Palestine and Consul General of the Kingdom in Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Palestine." The agency noted that this occurred during Khaldi's reception of Ambassador al-Sudairi today at the Palestinian embassy in Jordan. The agency indicated that the original credentials will be presented to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas "in the near future." Khaldi was quoted by the agency stating that "this important step will contribute to strengthening the strong and solid brotherly relations that bind the two countries and their two brotherly peoples."