Oman's head of state, who visited New Delhi last December in more than 25 years since the late Sultan Qaboos visited in 1997, officiated the Lok Sabha elections.
During the call, the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen and strengthen the India-Oman partnership for the mutual benefit of both countries.
"His Excellency stressed the age-old ties of friendship between Oman and India and extended his good wishes for the progress and prosperity of the people of India. The Prime Minister thanked His Excellency for his warm wishes and looked forward to his historic visit to India in December 2023. The visit highlighted bilateral cooperation in all areas,” the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.The visit of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to India in December 2023 marked an important milestone in the diplomatic relations between the two countries, who share a long history of friendship and cooperation built on the foundation of mutual trust and respect, and strong people-to-people ties. There are relations. Centuries back.
A joint vision document titled 'Partnership for the Future' was adopted during the visit, encompassing the shared vision of the leadership of Oman and India.
It acknowledged the significant synergy between Oman Vision 2040 and India's development objectives under the 'Amrit Era', reaffirming the commitment to use these complementarities to deepen the partnership between India and Oman.
"The document identifies a number of areas such as maritime cooperation and connectivity, energy security and green energy, space, technology and applications, digital payments and financial cooperation, trade and investment, health, tourism and hospitality, IT and innovation. Both for implementation as agriculture and food security with specific action points as part of the future roadmap to deepen ties between the countries,” the India-Oman joint statement issued on December 16, 2023 said.Oman, a key strategic partner of India, also remains an important interlocutor at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Arab League and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) forums.
India, which is one of the largest markets for Oman's crude oil exports, continues to show its interest in the network of ports and freight corridors in the region that lead to Eurasia and the African continent. This also includes the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZD), located 550 kilometers from Oman's capital Muscat.
PM Modi, during his visit to the country in 2018, lauded the Sultanate's efforts to diversify its economy and welcomed Indian companies to invest in various sectors in Oman's special economic zones, including SEZs in Duqm, Sohar and Salalah. Welcomed the invitation.
Last year, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had visited the strategic port after meeting Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and holding extensive discussions with the Minister of the Royal Office and the country's Foreign Minister.
During the call, the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen and strengthen the India-Oman partnership for the mutual benefit of both countries.
"His Excellency stressed the age-old ties of friendship between Oman and India and extended his good wishes for the progress and prosperity of the people of India. The Prime Minister thanked His Excellency for his warm wishes and looked forward to his historic visit to India in December 2023. The visit highlighted bilateral cooperation in all areas,” the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.The visit of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to India in December 2023 marked an important milestone in the diplomatic relations between the two countries, who share a long history of friendship and cooperation built on the foundation of mutual trust and respect, and strong people-to-people ties. There are relations. Centuries back.
A joint vision document titled 'Partnership for the Future' was adopted during the visit, encompassing the shared vision of the leadership of Oman and India.
It acknowledged the significant synergy between Oman Vision 2040 and India's development objectives under the 'Amrit Era', reaffirming the commitment to use these complementarities to deepen the partnership between India and Oman.
"The document identifies a number of areas such as maritime cooperation and connectivity, energy security and green energy, space, technology and applications, digital payments and financial cooperation, trade and investment, health, tourism and hospitality, IT and innovation. Both for implementation as agriculture and food security with specific action points as part of the future roadmap to deepen ties between the countries,” the India-Oman joint statement issued on December 16, 2023 said.Oman, a key strategic partner of India, also remains an important interlocutor at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Arab League and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) forums.
India, which is one of the largest markets for Oman's crude oil exports, continues to show its interest in the network of ports and freight corridors in the region that lead to Eurasia and the African continent. This also includes the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZD), located 550 kilometers from Oman's capital Muscat.
PM Modi, during his visit to the country in 2018, lauded the Sultanate's efforts to diversify its economy and welcomed Indian companies to invest in various sectors in Oman's special economic zones, including SEZs in Duqm, Sohar and Salalah. Welcomed the invitation.
Last year, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had visited the strategic port after meeting Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and holding extensive discussions with the Minister of the Royal Office and the country's Foreign Minister.
