Oman, Zanzibar review bilateral ties

Muscat: Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower received at the General Diwan of the ministry yesterday Maudline Cyrus Castico, Minister of Labour, Empowerment, Elderly, Youth, Women and Children of Zanzibar and her accompanying delegation, currently visiting the Sultanate.
The two sides reviewed aspects of cooperation and technical coordination in the field of labour, besides reviewing the importance of benefiting from expertise and enhancing technical cooperation in related fields.
Dr. Yahya bin Badr Al Ma’awali, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Development also received the Zanzibari Minister separately.
The two sides discussed aspects of cooperation between the Sultanate and Zanzibar in social programmes especially those targeting women, children, family, minors and family advice.
The meeting included a presentation for the guest and her accompanying delegation on the efforts made by the Ministry of Social Development to provide home care service for the elderly people.
On her part, the guest hailed the remarkable development being witnessed by the social and other fields in the Sultanate under the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
She also highlighted the importance of her visit and that of her accompanying delegation to the Sultanate in serving the social field in Zanzibar.