Sayyid Badr and UK counterpart hold talks

Muscat: Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister on Monday received a phone call from David Lammy, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom (UK).

The two ministers discussed the historical and strategic relations between the two countries and the keenness to continue developing economic interests and in the energy fields, including renewable energy, in addition to security and defense cooperation.

The two sides discussed the regional developments, stressing the need to intensify regional and international efforts to stop the military escalation and prevent the deterioration of the humanitarian situation.

The two sides also expressed their concern over the increasing number of civilian casualties in Lebanon and in the Palestinian territories, especially the Gaza Strip, as well as the increasing risks to the stability of the region.

The two ministers underscored the importance of collective action within the framework of the international community’s responsibilities to achieve and establish a comprehensive and just political solution to the Palestinian cause as a basis for security and stability in the region.

They underlined the need to open urgent and safe humanitarian corridors for relief supplies to the Gaza Strip, back and empower the Palestinian National Authority, and resume full international support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).