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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

Sultanate’s role positive and constant in promoting peace

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MUSCAT: Since the launch of Oman’s modern renaissance march under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos over the past decades, His Majesty the Sultan has laid down clear-cut policies and stands for Oman on various issues and developments in the GCC, Arab, regional and international arena on a given set of permanent and declared principles and values, at the head of which comes a deep conviction in peace and efforts to achieve it by resolving conflicts through dialogue and peaceful means.


This stems from an awareness that peace, security and stability are necessary and indispensable pillars for achieving progress and prosperity and for providing a suitable climate for better cooperation and more gains for the region countries’ present and future.


Over the past years and decades, the Sultanate has spared no effort in working for the sake of achieving peace and establishing a fair solution through constructive dialogue in the framework of international legitimacy, not only in the case of the Palestinian issue which constitutes the Arab countries’ central issue and which has been accorded special attention by the Sultanate and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos in person, but also in respect of various other issues and developments in the GCC, Arab, regional and international arenas.


Examples of this positive action are countless, since Muscat has served as focal gateway and an important entry-point for many regional and international leaders in their endeavours to attain rapprochement and settlement of conflicts through dialogue for the sake of common and balanced interests of the parties concerned.


As usual, the Sultanate acts promptly and exerts its benign efforts without delay for the sake of rapprochement and overcoming of disputes and resolving problems, particularly when the parties concerned resort to His Majesty the Sultan.


The official visit of Mahmud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, to the Sultanate on October 22, 2018 and the audience accorded to him by His Majesty the Sultan constitute a significant step with regard to Oman’s efforts to support the stand of the Palestinian side’s quest for a peaceful, fair and comprehensive solution and for the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital —all within the framework of the two-states’ solution which is supported by the international community. President Abbas described his discussions with His Majesty the Sultan as extremely important.


The significance and value of Omani positive contribution to peace has become stark clear upon the announcement today of the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Sultanate and his meeting with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos yesterday. This visit sheds more light on the Sultanate’s efforts made in preparation for the resumption of contacts and the activation of the peace process between the Palestinians and Israelis.


The past few years showed clearly that there is no way but to reach a comprehensive, fair and permanent peace that achieves security and stability, not only for the Palestinian people, but also for the Israeli people and the region as a whole, since the solution of the Palestinian issue is central to peace and stability in the region so that its people could face the various challenges that face them now.


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