Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed envoy visits Palestinian territories

Nayef al-Sudairi, the first-ever Saudi ambassador to the Palestinian Authority, right, and Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr Riyad Al-Maliki, left, make a joint statement after their meeting in Ramallah on Tuesday (Majdi Mohammed/AP/PA)

Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed envoy to the Palestinian Authority visited the Israeli-occupied West Bank for the first time to present his credentials and talk to Palestinian officials on Tuesday.

The trip is linked to US efforts to normalise ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel.