New York, 26 June, 2019, SPA -- The Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, Ambassador Abdullah bin Yahya Al-Maalami, held a farewell ceremony in honor of Ambassador Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Sharif on the occasion of the end of his term as Consul General of the Kingdom in New York and the Royal Order of appointing him as Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Cyprus. The event took place in the presence of a number of permanent representatives to the United Nations, the Consuls General in New York of a number of brotherly states and a number of diplomats and officials. --SPA 03:00 LOCAL TIME 00:00 GMT 0046 www.spa.gov.sa/w1126742