Omani foreign minister: NEOM summit was historic

  • Date: 18-Jul-2021
  • Source: Saudi Gazette
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Oman
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Omani foreign minister: NEOM summit was historic

MUSCAT "” Omani Foreign Minister Badr Bin Hamad Al-Busaidi described Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik's recent visit to Saudi Arabia as historic and highlighted its significant strategic impact on both bilateral and regional relations. He made the remarks during an interview with Okaz/Saudi Gazette after the last week's Saudi-Omani summit, which heralded a new phase of the enhanced economic partnership between Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman. "We were all impressed by the warmth of the meeting, the generosity of reception and the spontaneous affection that we experienced, which is of course not alien to the Saudi leadership and its brotherly people," he said. Al-Busaidi expected that the coming period would witness major developments with regard to the implementation of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and Oman's Vision 2040 so as to achieve the common goals of cooperation and integration between the two countries. "There are a lot of efforts required to follow up on the implementation of the decisions and directives of the leadership of the two countries," he said. According to the minister, the Saudi-Omani Coordination Council will serve as an umbrella and a central reference for strengthening cooperation between the governments of the two countries as well as