The European Union said on Wednesday that it met for the first time with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Palestine, Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairi.

He added in a brief statement, “We look forward to working together for the Palestinians and building on the Peace Day efforts that were jointly launched last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.”

Yesterday, Tuesday, President Mahmoud Abbas received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, at the presidential headquarters in the city of Ramallah.

President Abbas accepted the credentials of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, as Ambassador Extraordinary, Non-Resident Plenipotentiary to the State of Palestine, and Consul General in the city of Jerusalem.