RAMALLAH (Ma’an) – Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki on Monday received credentials of the new head of the Representative Office of Switzerland to the Palestinian Authority Michel Guthrie.

Al-Maliki hosted Guthrie in the foreign ministry’s office in Ramallah and the two talked about the latest developments in the region and the future cooperation between Palestine and Switzerland in different fields.

Al-Maliki also thanked Switzerland for voting in favor of recognition of Palestine as a non-member state in the UN General Assembly.