Hariri Meets with Sultan Qaboos
Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks on Sunday with Sultan Qaboos bin Said at the Bait al-Baraka Palace in Muscat on the latest regional and international developments and bilateral relations and ways to develop them.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Information Tareq Mitri, Minister of State Michel Pharaon, the Lebanese Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman Afif Ayoub, former MPs Ghattas Khoury and Bassem Sabeh, and advisor Hani Hammoud from the Lebanese side, and the Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef bin Alawai bin Abdullah and the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Lebanon Mohammad bin Khalil al-Jazmi.
"We see that there is a possibility of signing agreements between the two countries as soon as possible," Hariri said after the talks.
Asked about the nature of these agreements, Hariri said: "We hope they will be in all sectors, including agriculture, education, economy, tourism and all the issues that interest both countries and we hope that cooperation will take place in all these fields."
Hariri added: "We stress the importance of the historic relations between the two countries, and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos stood by Lebanon during all the difficult periods that Lebanon experienced and we hope to develop this relationship between the two countries."
Asked about the issues he discussed with Sultan Qaboos, Hariri said: "We discussed the challenges facing the region and those facing Lebanon, especially the Israeli threats. We also discussed the Arab Peace Initiative and all the regional and bilateral issues."
Hariri and the accompanying delegation had arrived at the Royal airport for a two-day official visit to the Sultanate.
They were greeted by the Omani Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, a number of ministers, ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and senior military personnel.
Hariri and al-Said headed to the VIP Salon where they held a meeting in the presence of the Lebanese delegation.
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