Japan confers highest honour to this retired Omani minister

Muscat: Japan has conferred the highest Japanese Order to the retired Omani Minister, Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, for his contribution to strengthening bilateral relations and promoting friendship between the two countries.

Oman's Embassy in Tokyo said in a statement: "The embassy congratulates the retired Minister, Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, for granting him by the Emperor Naruhito the 'Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun', the highest Japanese Order granted to foreigners, for his contribution to strengthening bilateral relations and promoting friendship between Japan and the Sultanate of Oman. "