Pakistan, Oman Agree to Deepen Bilateral Cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi in Islamabad on Wednesday during the latter’s visit to co-chair the eighth session of the Pakistan-Oman Joint Ministerial Commission with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
The prime minister said shared faith, geography, history, culture and centuries-old people-to-people exchanges provided a strong fraternal foundation for Pakistan-Oman relations. He described Oman as a brotherly country, an important maritime neighbour and a valuable partner in a critically important region.
He expressed satisfaction over the successful holding of the eighth JMC session and expressed the hope that it would provide a strong basis for expanding mutually beneficial cooperation. The prime minister also appreciated the two countries’ unanimity on regional and global issues and Oman’s principled commitment to dialogue and diplomacy for resolving disputes.
The Omani foreign minister thanked the Pakistani government for its hospitality and praised Pakistan’s sustained diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions and promote peaceful solutions to regional challenges.
The prime minister witnessed the signing of the protocol of the eighth JMC session, along with agreements and memoranda of understanding on media cooperation, news and information exchange, historical documentation and archives management, communication and information technology, and facilitation of diplomatic and official exchanges.