Key Takeaways
- Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi arrived in Pakistan for a two-day visit.
- The visit includes the eighth Pakistan-Oman Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) session.
- The session aims to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in various sectors.
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi has arrived in Pakistan for a two-day visit, during which he will lead his country’s delegation at the eighth Pakistan-Oman Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) session.
Upon his arrival, he was received by Economic Affairs Division secretary and the foreign ministry’s additional secretary (Middle East), according to the Foreign Office (FO).
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will hold a bilateral meeting with Albusaidi during his stay in Pakistan, the FO statement said.
The JMC session is expected to serve as a platform to review the entire spectrum of Pakistan-Oman bilateral relations and to further strengthen cooperation in diverse fields, according to the FO.
The visit reflects the longstanding fraternal relations between Pakistan and Oman and is expected to further deepen mutually beneficial cooperation across multiple sectors, the FO added.
On Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chaired an inter-ministerial meeting in Islamabad to review the preparations for the upcoming JMC session, according to state-run Radio Pakistan.
The meeting reviewed the agenda, bilateral agreements, and arrangements for the co-chairing of the JMC session, the report said.
The JMC session will focus on deepening cooperation in trade, investment, industry, agriculture, finance, oil and gas, labour, consular affairs, security, defence, climate change, civil aviation, education, media, and culture, according to Radio Pakistan.
Dar highlighted the importance of the commission in strengthening bilateral relations and directed stakeholders to ensure thorough preparations and effective follow-up to secure tangible outcomes, the report added.
