Oman and UK agree to consolidate friendship
Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, on Tuesday met in London with Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the British House of Commons. During the meeting, emphasis was placed on the importance of strengthening the existing relations of friendship and cooperation between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Kingdom, and consolidating the bonds of communication and understanding between the two friendly countries, in order to support the bilateral partnership and enhance the prospects for...
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