Israel’s Tourism Minister Haim Katz arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the primary such high-level public go to to the dominion amid talks to safe bilateral ties.
“Katz is the first Israeli minister to head an official delegation in Saudi Arabia,” his ministry mentioned in a press release, including he would attend a United Nations World Tourism Organization occasion in Riyadh.
During the two-day go to he is because of maintain conferences “with his counterparts,” Katz’s workplace mentioned with out specifying which international locations might be represented in such talks.
The landmark go to comes as Riyadh despatched its first delegation to the occupied West Bank in three a long time.
Nayef al-Sudairi, who was appointed non-resident ambassador to the Palestinian territories final month, held talks Tuesday with senior Palestinian officers together with President Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The diplomatic travels come because the United States presses its allies Israel and Saudi Arabia to normalize ties.
Such a transfer would break Riyadh’s decadeslong stance towards recognizing Israel earlier than it resolves the battle with the Palestinians.
Source: www.dailysabah.com