Muscat: His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers yesterday received Manohar Parrikar, Minister of Defence of India and his accompanying delegation.
The Indian minister conveyed the greetings of the country’s leadership along with the best wishes of continuous success to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and his government, and the Omani people further progress and prosperity.
The leaders reviewed cooperation between the countries and their remarkable progress at all levels, in addition to reviewing the opportunities of investment in the two countries.
Expressing delight over his visit, Parrikar affirmed that India highly esteems the Sultanate and its wise leadership for the achievements made, as well as its constructive role in cementing relations of friendship and understanding among nations around the world.
The Indian minister also commended the talks conducted with the officials in the Sultanate. He also expressed satisfaction over the outcomes of meetings on Omani-Indian relations.
The meeting was attended by Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs and Indra Mani Pandey, Indian ambassador to the Sultanate.