Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tarik at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on December 16, 2023.
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India and Oman are on monitor to signal a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced on Saturday. Welcoming Sultan Haitham bin Tarik the ruler of Oman, to his first State go to to India, Prime Minister Modi stated that the presence of numerous Indians in Oman is a residing instance of the wholesome relation between the 2 international locations.
“Our proximity is not just geographical and indeed reflects in our thousands of years old trade and cultural links. This also reflects in the way, we always give first priority to each other,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated in his speech welcoming the ruler of Oman. In a briefing after the official assembly, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra knowledgeable that that is the primary State go to by an Omani ruler in 26 years. Prime Minister Modi visited Oman in February 2018.
Sultan Haitham bin Tarik took cost in 2020 after the demise of Sultan Qaboos who was often known as the “architect of special ties between India and Oman”. Sultan Qaboos was posthumously honoured with the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2019 by India. Bilateral dialogue held on the Hyderabad House included session in regards to the state of affairs in Israel and the Palestinians, Mr. Kwatra stated explaining that India is intently following the battle in Gaza.
The two sides signed on 5 paperwork that included an agreement between the Financial Intelligence Unit of India and the National Centre for Financial Information to forestall cash laundering . As a gesture to have fun the traditional relation between India and Oman the 2 sides additionally took up a proposal by the Ministry of Culture to recreate maritime voyage of a stitched ship which is predicted to sail from Mandvi in Gujarat to Muscat throughout 2025 to ‘26. Prime Minister Modi and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik “strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations”.
“They [PM Modi and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik] affirmed their commitment to enhancing cooperation to combat terrorism and underscored the significance of fostering the universal values of peace, moderation, coexistence and tolerance,” a Joint Statement issued at the end of official engagements stated.
Foreign Secretary Kwatra informed that the two sides have agreed on a vision document titled ‘A Joint Partnership For The Future’ that covers a number of sectors important for upgrading the connection. Digital connectivity, medical tourism, maritime safety, hospitality, agriculture, and meals safety are a few of the areas that the imaginative and prescient doc has targeted on. The Joint Statement knowledgeable that the leaders appreciated the announcement of the third tranche of the Oman-India Joint Investment Fund and stated the fund has the “potential to galvanise investments from Oman and the Gulf region into the fastest growing sectors of the Indian economy”.
Mr. Kwatra additionally highlighted that India is “constantly monitoring” the maritime state of affairs close to Oman and Yemen due to elevated threats to the industrial transport vessels due to the retaliatory actions by the Yemen navy forces which have in latest weeks focused Israeli transport vessels.
