Oman, UK ink pact to boost bilateral relations

Business Wednesday 22/May/2019 18:59 PM
By: Times News Service
Oman, UK ink pact to boost bilateral relations

London: The Sultanate of Oman and the United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed cooperation and partnership agreement yesterday to develop bilateral relations in political, economic, scientific, cultural and technological fields.
The agreement was signed at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London by Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs while it was signed from the UK side by Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
The agreement is an official documentation of the firm friendship between the Sultanate and the United Kingdom. It is aimed to enhancing the deep ties binding the two sides, as well as the joint visions for better future for these relations and mutual interests of the two countries and people.
The agreement covers cooperation in various sectors based on the shared common interests, the foremost of which are the bilateral relations and the continuation of mutual consultations between the two governments on high levels that contributes to supporting peace, security and stability at the regional and international levels.
The agreement also aims to support the vital, sustainable economic growth via developing strong partnerships that achieve the mutual benefit of both sides to find an open, competitive economic environment.
It also comes to complete the signed Security Agreement and the Declaration of Principles.
The agreement's signing ceremony was attended by Alan Duncan, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Dr. Andrew Murrison, Minister of State for the Middle East at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Zahir Al Hinai, Sultanate's Ambassador to the United Kingdom (UK), Hamish Cowell, British Ambassador to the Sultanate and senior officials from both friendly countries.