Oman, US review military cooperation, other common concerns

Business Sunday 21/January/2018 22:26 PM
By: Times News Service
Oman, US review military cooperation, other common concerns

Muscat: Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs received in his office at Mu’askar Bait Al Falaj on Sunday Lt. Gen Michael X. Garrett, Commanding General of the US Army Central Command, currently visiting the Sultanate.
The two sides reviewed fields of the existing military cooperation between the Sultanate and United State of America (USA) and discussed several matters of common concern.
The meeting was attended by the Maj. Gen Matar bin Salim Al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman (RAO), the Military Attaché at the United States of America Embassy in Muscat and the delegation accompanying the guest.
SAF Chief of Staff
Lt. Gen Ahmed bin Harith Al Nabhani, Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) received in his office at Mu’askar Al Murtafa’a on Sunday Lt. Gen Michael X. Garrett, Commanding General of the US Army Central Command and his accompanying delegation, currently visiting the Sultanate.
The meeting exchanged viewpoints and discussed a number of matters of common concern between the armed forces in the two friendly countries.
The meeting was attended by Air Commodore Maktoum bin Salim Al Mazrouei, Sultan’s Armed Forces Assistant Chief of Staff for Operation and Planning, a number of senior COSAF officers and the Military Attaché at the
RAO Commander
Maj. Gen Matter bin Salim Al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman received in his office at Mu’askar Al Murtafa’a on Sunday Lt. Gen Michael X. Garrett, Commanding General of the US Army Central Command and his accompanying delegation, currently visiting the Sultanate.
The meeting exchanged viewpoints on the military matters of common concern. The meeting was attended by Brigadier Said bin Bakheet Tabook, Senior Staff Officer at Royal Army of Oman, Brigadier Salim bin Khuwaiter Al Miqbali, Director General of Operations and Training at Royal Army of Oman , senior Royal Army of Oman Command officers and the Military Attaché at the US Embassy in Muscat.