International driving licence issued in Oman not valid in Austria: Omani Embassy

Muscat: International driving licences issued in Oman are not valid in Austria, the Omani embassy in Austria has tweeted.
When Times of Oman contacted the embassy, they said, “The issued statement was an announcement to inform all visitors coming from the Sultanate to Austria that the Omani national and international driving licenses issued in the Sultanate are not valid to drive within the Austrian territories.”
“Our aim is to provide all visitors with first-hand information to spare them any inconveniences during their visit,” they added.
The Oman Automobile Association (OAA) has released a list of countries where it is permitted to drive with an International driving license issued in Oman.
The list includes Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua, Armenia, Argentina, Australia, Azrebaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Coracao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France (including French overseas territories), French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jersey, Jordan, Kampuchea (Cambodia), Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal (Including Maderia and the Azores), Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal 1 and Senegal 2, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore 1, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Windward Island, Yemen, Yugoslavia (Fed.), Zaire, Zambia and Zimbabwe.