Today, MoS Muraleedharan will travel to Oman for two days.

  • Oct. 3, 2022, 12:39 p.m.

The Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, V Muraleedharan, will kickstart his two-day visit to Oman on Monday to reinforce the shared commitment between both countries.

The Union Minister will be in Oman from October 3–4, as per a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.

This will be his second visit to Oman and is a part of the periodic exchange of high-level visits to reinforce the shared commitment to an "ever-growing" relationship between both countries.

During the visit, Muraleedharan will meet Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman, and other senior dignitaries and engage in discussions on bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest.

He will participate in a community reception and interact with a wide cross-section of the Indian community in Oman, particularly those in health, education, business, and social service sectors, as per the statement. There has been a sustained and frequent exchange of high-level visits between both countries. 
In 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited Oman, while External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also visited Oman in 2019. MoS himself visited Oman in December 2020. Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, the Foreign Minister of Oman, visited India in March 2022, and Qais bin Mohammed al-Yousef, the Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion, visited in May 2022. 
India and Oman share warm and friendly relations underpinned by historical and cultural linkages and strong people-to-people ties. 
As per the MEA statement, the visit will provide an opportunity to comprehensively review the state of bilateral relations between India and Oman and to chart pathways to further deepen and strengthen them. 
India and Oman have continued close cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic and maintained high-level contacts. Oman's top trading partners are India and Oman's top trading partners. Bilateral trade for the current financial year (FY 2021-2022) so far is almost USD 7.5 billion.

Author : Rajdhani Delhi Representative

Rajdhani delhi representative

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