Sunday 22 / December / 2024
Muscat: King Phillippe Leopold Louis Marie, King of the Belgians, and Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz, Queen of the Belgians, arrived here today on an official three-day visit to the Sultanate of Oman.
King Phillippe and Queen Mathilde and their delegation were received upon their arrival at the Royal Airport by HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth.
The monarchs were also received by Sayyid Khalid Hilal Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, Dr. Mohammed Hamad Al Rumhy, Minister of Energy and Minerals—Head of the Mission of Honour, Dr. Madeeha Ahmed Al Shaibani, Minister of Education—Escort of the King’s spouse, Najeem Sulaiman Al Abri, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Kingdom of Belgium, and Dominque Minior, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Sultanate of Oman.
The monarchs are accompanied by an official delegation comprising Sophie Wilmès, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Tinne Van der Straeten, Minister of Energy, Pol De Witte, Secretary General of the Household of the King of the Belgian, Jeroen Cooreman, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs, Dominque Minior, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Sultanate of Oman, and Machteld Fostier, Secretary to the Queen of the Belgians, and Leo Peeters, Director of Economic Interests.
During the high status visit, various aspects of common concern will be taken up in a manner that serves the interests of the two countries and realizes their aspirations for a more prosperous future.
