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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik in New Delhi which were comprehensive and constructive and covered maritime cooperation, trade and investment cooperation, and cooperation in new areas like space and financial technology.
Briefing media after the meeting, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said both leaders shared concerns on the problems of terrorism. The two sides also took up discussions on the ongoing HamasIsrael conflict and the challenge of terrorism, as well as the larger need to try and achieve a two-state solution to the Palestine issue as a way forward.
Kwatra also hinted at the possibility of digital payments between both countries. The talks were both in restricted format and in the delegation level format and covered a wide range of areas in the bilateral cooperation.
The Leaders also exchanged perspectives on regional and international issues. The two Leaders adopted India, Oman Joint Vision Partnership for the Future.
The Joint Vision envisages path for the bilateral engagement which is rooted in India’s Development Vision under Prime Minister’s Amrit Kaal vision and Oman’s Vision 2040, which is their national development blueprint. This Vision Document focuses on building partnerships in broadly 8 to 10 areas. These include maritime cooperation and connectivity, energy security, space, digital payments, health, tourism, hospitality, agriculture and food security.
Earlier ahead of the visit, both countries had also signed MoUs, including in the field of Information and Technology, culture, and combating financial crimes.
“The leaders reviewed bilateral relationships covering the areas of political, security, defence, trade, economic, cultural and people-to-people ties. They also exchanged perspectives on regional and international issues,” the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson stated on X.
The Foreign Secretary said the Sultan’s visit is also important as it follows Oman’s successful participation as a special guest country in G20 during India’s Presidency. He added that Oman was one of the nine countries invited by India as a special guest which reflects the importance and significance attached by the government to this relationship.
