Muscat, 24 Feb (ONA) —- Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister received a telephonic call today from Dr. Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State. During the call, the two sides stressed the strategic relations between the two friendly countries in various areas. They also exchanged views on several issues of common concern. Both ministers reiterated the importance of supporting all endeavors to maintain peace and stability in the region. —- ...
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Kuwait, 24 Feb (ONA) --- Kuwait will celebrate its 60th National Day tomorrow (Thursday), marking the efforts of its leadership to develop all sectors and preserve the country's peace and stability. This year's celebrations will be the first under the leadership of Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Jaber al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait and Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmed Al Jaber al-Sabah, Crown Prince. During the celebrations, Kuwait is also remembering the great efforts of the late Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber al-Sabah, who passed away on 29 September 2020, after long ...
Muscat, 24 Feb (ONA) --- Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister today conducted bilateral consultations with Prince Faisal Farhan al-Saud, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The two sides expressed their deep pride over the historic, fraternal and strong relations between the two brotherly countries and peoples. They also expressed keenness of the two wise leaderships to promote the bilateral relations in various spheres to achieve mutual benefits and open new and diverse horizons to support opportunities of trade, investment ...
Muscat, 22 Feb (ONA) --- The Sultanate took part in the joint ministerial meeting held via video-conferencing today between the GCC countries and the United Kingdom (UK). The Sultanate was represented in the meeting by Sheikh Khalifa Ali al-Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs. During the meeting, the GCC side in the meeting was headed by Dr. Abdullatif Rashid al-Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Chairman of the GCC Ministerial Council for the current term whilst it was chaired from the ...
Muscat, 21 Feb (ONA) --- Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, Commander of the United States Central Command lauded efforts of the Sultanate's government under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to upgrade the military sector. In an interview with Oman News Agency (ONA), the US military official affirmed that that Sultanate is a strategically important partner for his country to maintain regional security. He explained that the Omani-US relationship is one of the oldest as it goes back hundreds of years, reaffirming his country's keenness ...
Muscat, 18 Feb (ONA) --- The Sultanate and the Republic of Georgia signed at the Foreign Ministry here today an agreement on mutual visa exemption for the holder of diplomatic, special and service passports. The agreement was signed on behalf of the governments of the two countries by Sheikh Khalifa Ali Al-Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs and Vakhtang Jaoshvili, Ambassador of the Republic of Georgia accredited to the Sultanate. The agreement aims to upgrade the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries. --- ...
Muscat, 18 Feb (ONA) --- The Sultanate and the Republic of Peru signed at the Foreign Ministry here today an agreement on mutual visa exemption for the holder of diplomatic, special and service passports. The agreement was signed on behalf of the governments of the two countries by Sheikh Khalifa Ali Al-Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs and Jose Luis Salinas, Ambassador of the Republic of Peru accredited to the Sultanate. The agreement aims to upgrade the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries. --- ...
Muscat, 17 Feb (ONA) —- The Sultanate and the Republic of Finland today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries. The MoU was signed at the Foreign Ministry here by Sheikh Khalifa Ali Al Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs and Antti Rytovuori, Ambassador of Finland accredited to the Sultanate. The MoU aims to enhance bilateral relations between the two friendly countries in various areas and exchange views on issues of common concern. ...
Muscat, 17 Feb (ONA)--- The Foreign Ministry, in cooperation with the Sri Lankan Embassy in Muscat, held a ceremony today marking the 40th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the Sultanate and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The ceremony was attended by Sheikh Khalifa Ali al-Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs and Omar Lebbe, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Sultanate. During the ceremony, the two sides launched a commemorative logo symbolizing the ...
Muscat, 14 Feb (ONA) --- Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister conducted bilateral consultations with Sheikh Abdullah Zayed al-Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates(UAE). The two sides touched on various aspects dealing with the Omani, UAE relations, as well as distinguished historic, cultural ties. Both Ministers affirmed keenness of their countries' leaderships to strengthen the constructive cooperation in different spheres to enhance the mutual interests. They exchanged views on ...
Muscat, 10 Feb (ONA) --- Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs lauded the Sultanate's foreign policy and its efforts in coming up with solutions for the regional conflicts. He described the Sultanate as a voice of reason and wisdom in the region. In a joint press conference held at the Foreign Ministry today with Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister, the Turkish Minister said that his country supports the Sultanate's endeavours to maintain security and stability in the region. He expressed his country's keenness to promote ...
Advisory Board of GCC Supreme Council Chooses New Chair Muscat, 10 Feb (ONA) --- The Advisory Board of the GCC Supreme Council today chose Sheikha Dr. Maryam Hussein al-Khalifa as Chairperson of the Board in succession of Hamad Abdul Rahman al-Madfa. Held via video conferencing in Muscat today, the first meeting of the 24th session discussed decisions of tasking the Advisory Board of the GCC Supreme Council to study three topics pertaining to maximizing the benefit of GCC states from the Silk Road (Belt and Road Initiative), matters related to the GCC human ...
The Sultanate Participates in Arab Foreign Ministers Emergency Meeting Cairo, 8 Feb (ONA) --- The Sultanate today took part in the emergency meeting of the Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers. The meeting was held under the presidency of Egypt. The Omani delegation was headed by Abdullah Nasser al-Rahbi, the Sultanate's Ambassador to Egypt, its Permanent Representative to the Arab League. Called for by Egypt and Jordan, the meeting discussed developments in the Arab region, which require a joint Arab stance to address foreign ...
Oman's Representative to the Arab League Presents Credentials Cairo, 7 Feb (ONA) --- Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League received here today Abdullah Nassir al-Rahbi who presented his credentials as the Sultanate's Permanent Representative to the Arab League. During the meeting, Aboul Gheit lauded the Sultanate's efforts and keenness on furnishing grounds for understanding and cooperation amongst different countries. He also highlighted the Sultanate's support for efforts of the Arab League to consolidate pillars of ...
Muscat, 6 Feb (ONA) – The Sultanate has welcomed the formation of a new executive authority in Libya. In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry today, the Sultanate valued global efforts made by the United Nations and active countries concerned. It hoped that the step would lead to the establishment of security, stability and development in a manner that realizes the aspirations of the brotherly people of ...
Muscat, 1 Feb (ONA) --- Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister and Rashid Meredov, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkmenistan discussed the existing relations between the two friendly countries During the meeting held via video-conferencing today, the two sides affirmed their keenness to continue developing the relations in various spheres. They also exchanged views and consultations on regional and international issues of common concern. --- ...
Muscat, 27 Jan (ONA) --- The Sultanate's Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands today held the 27th political consultation session via video-conferencing. The Omani side was chaired in the session by Sheikh Khalifa Ali al-Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs whilst it was chaired from the Netherlands side by Paul Huijts, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The session reviewed the existing relations between the two countries and discussed ...
Muscat, 26 Jan (ONA) --- Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister today held a meeting with Ahmad Awad Binmubarak, Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs of the Republic of Yemen. Held via video conferencing, the meeting stressed the deep, strong relations between the two brotherly countries. The two sides discussed the latest developments in Yemen. They also reaffirmed supporting endeavours of the UN Envoy to Yemen. --- ...
Muscat, 20 Jan (ONA) --- The first session of political consultations was held today via video-conferencing between the Foreign Ministries of the Sultanate and the Republic of Tajikistan. The Omani side was headed by Sheikh Khalifa Ali al-Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs whilst the Tajik side was chaired by Khusrav Nоziri, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan. The session explored ways to boost relations of the bilateral cooperation in various fields of mutual interest, in addition to exchanging views on regional ...
Muscat, 20 Jan (ONA) --- Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister received here today Dr. Nayef Falah al-Hajraf, GCC Secretary General. The meeting touched on the blessed GCC march. The two sides exchanged views and ideas to enhance the GCC joint action particularly in light of the outcomes of the 41st GCC Summit, held on 5 January 2021 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. --- ...
Muscat, Jan 11 (ONA) --- The Foreign Ministries of the Sultanate and Brunei Darussalam held the 20th consultative meeting today. Held via video-conferencing, the Sultanate's side was chaired by Sheikh Khalifa Ali al-Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs, while the Brunei side was chaired by Pengiran Norhashimah binti Pengiran Mohd, Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei. During the meeting, the two sides discussed several topics of mutual interests and means ...
Al-Ula, Jan 5 (ONA) --- On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik, HH Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers headed the Sultanate's delegation in the 41st Summit of GCC Leaders, which was held today in Al-Ula city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The 41st summit discussed a number of important topics in terms of boosting cooperation and integrative march on various political, security, economic and social fields. It also reviewed regional and international political developments ...
Muscat, Jan 4 (ONA) --- Sayyid Badr Hamad al- Busaidi, Foreign Minister today received Kimberly Reed, President and Chairman of Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States of America (USA). The meeting reviewed friendship and cooperation relations between the Sultanate and the USA. The meeting also explored means of promoting financial and banking cooperation and enhancing trade and investment partnership between the two friendly countries, within the framework of the Sultanate-US Free ...
Al-Ula, Jan 3 (ONA) – The 41st GCC Summit will begin this Tuesday at Al Ula city of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The summit coincides with the 40th anniversary of foundation of the GCC, established on 25 May 1981 with a view to realizing integration among member states in all fields and cementing bonds among its peoples. The Council also aims to establish identical systems for economic, financial, commercial and customs sectors, promoting scientific and technological progress by setting up research centres, implementing joint projects and encouraging ...
Muscat, Dec 30 (ONA) —- The Sultanate today condemned the terrorist blast at Aden Airport, leaving a number of people dead and injured. In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry today, the Sultanate urged all parties to resort to dialogue and understanding, as well as supporting efforts for establishing peace in Yemen. – ...
Muscat, Dec 30 (ONA) --- The Sultanate and the Kingdom of Thailand stressed keenness to promote areas of cooperation and coordination to serve the joint interests. This came when Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister and Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand exchanged congratulations on marking the 40th anniversary of establishing the diplomatic relations between the two friendly countries. The mutual visits and consultations at different levels have contributed in boosting ...
Muscat, Dec 30 (ONA) --- An official session of talks was held between the Sultanate and the United States of America (USA). The session dealt with promoting security cooperation. The session also reviewed the joint security training and exercise programs, scheduled to be implemented in 2021. These programs aim at upgrading the national capabilities in various joint security fields, as well as sustaining security coordination between the two sides for the interest of regional stability and security. The session comes within the framework of enhancing ...
Muscat, Dec 27 (ONA) --- The Sultanate today participated in the 146thsession meeting of the GCC Ministerial Council, in preparation for the 41st session of the GCC Supreme Council. The Sultanate was represented in the meeting, held via videoconferencing, by Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister, in the presence of Dr. Nayif Falah al-Hajraf, GCC Secretary General. The session comes in preparation for the upcoming GCC Summit, scheduled to be held in Riyadh on 5 March 2021. The meeting reviewed a range of topics in the economic, social and ...
Kuwait, Dec 21 (ONA) —— Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister met today with Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nassir Al Mohammed al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the sisterly State of Kuwait. During the meeting, the two sides discussed means of enhancing fraternal relations. They stressed the importance of promoting them in various fields to achieve mutual benefits. In this context, the two ministers agreed to hold the upcoming session of the Omani-Kuwaiti Joint Committee in Muscat during the first quarter of 2021. The two sides also exchanged views ...
Riyadh, Dec 21 (ONA) --- Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister today met Dr. Nayef Falah al-Hajraf, GCC Secretary General. The meeting touched on the GCC march. It also exchanged consultations on several GCC action fields. The two sides also express their joint support to all that would upgrade the GCC towards broader horizons. --- ...