Ambassador of Oman Mr. Mohammad Al-Lawati and other senior officials were accompanying the Foreign Secretary. From Pak side Mr. M. Salman Faruqui, Secretary General to the President, Foreign Secretary Mr. Salman Bashir and Spokesperson to the President Mr. Farhatullah Babar were also present during the meeting.
Pak-Oman bilateral relations and mattes concerning economic cooperation, trade, commerce and investment were discussed during the meeting.
The President thanked the Omani Government and the people for their generous assistance during the recent devastating floods.
The President also congratulated on 40th anniversary of “Blessed Renaissance”. Appreciating visionary leadership of Sultan Qaboos, the President remarked that Oman has witnessed tremendous progress and development under his able leadership.
Discussing trade and commerce, the President said that there was a need for having connectivity projects between the two countries and also to implement and utilize Joint Working Group that was formed for promoting trade, agriculture, Fisheries & livestock and investment. The President said that there was a huge potential of bilateral trade keeping in view the geographical proximity of the two countries. He said that the Omani investment is welcome in energy, telecom, agro-based industries, education and health sectors.
The President said that keeping in view the shared cultural values, there was a need to further promote cultural linkages and cooperation especially in the education sector. The encouragement of cooperation between the universities of the two countries and providing new vistas of opportunities to intelligentsia and professionals would go a long way not only to further cement bilateral relations but also to take maximum advantage of the intellectual potential, the President observed.
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