He was talking to the Foreign Minister of Oman, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, who called on him in Islamabad today.
Welcoming Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr, the Prime Minister highlighted that the strong bond of shared faith, geography, history, culture and centuries of people-to-people exchanges between Pakistan and Oman provides a strong fraternal foundation to the bilateral relationship.
The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction over the successful convening of the eighth session of the Pakistan- Oman Joint Ministerial Commission.
He expressed the hope that the meeting would provide a strong foundation for further expanding mutually beneficial cooperation and deepening engagement between the two brotherly countries.
Shehbaz Sharif noted with deep satisfaction the unanimity of views between Pakistan and Oman on all regional and global issues. He appreciated Oman’s principled stance of dialogue and diplomacy in resolving disputes.
In his remarks, Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr thanked the Government of Pakistan for the hospitality extended to him and his delegation.
He expressed satisfaction over the successful holding of the eighth JMC session and agreed that it would pave the way for enhanced bilateral collaboration in diverse sectors for mutual benefit.
The Omani Foreign Minister also appreciated Pakistan’s sustained diplomatic efforts towards de-escalating tensions and advancing peaceful solutions to regional challenges.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister also witnessed the signing of the protocol of the eighth session of the Pakistan- Oman Joint Ministerial Commission, as well as agreements or MoU covering bilateral cooperation in the domains of media cooperation, news and information exchange, historical documentation and archives management, communication and information technology and facilitation of diplomatic and official exchanges.
