RIYADH, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell arrived in Saudi Arabia late on Saturday after visiting Jordan, he is scheduled to discuss with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz on means of establishing peace after the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, Saudi's official news agency SPA reported.

    It is the final leg of Mitchell's regional tour which aimed at reviving peace efforts in the Middle East. The tour has taken his so far to Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan.

    Mitchell has been touring the region for talks on consolidating the January 18 ceasefire which ended the devastating Gaza war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. He has been charged with "vigorously" resuscitating Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

    Earlier on Saturday, Mitchell met with Jordanian officials, during the talks he reassured Jordan that the U.S. administration led by its new president Barack Obama would give priority to the Middle East, a similar message that can be heard on his previous stops including Egypt and Palestinian Authority in West Bank.

    The 75-year-old former U.S senator was appointed Middle East envoy just two days after Obama was sworn in as U.S. president on Jan. 20.