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MINSK, May 20 /Xinhua/ — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday expressed interest in developing trade and economic cooperation with Oman. He said this during a meeting with Crown Prince and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Sultanate of Oman Ziyazin bin Haitham Al Said. This was reported by the press service of the head of state.
“We have become not just partners, but already friends. We have exchanged many proposals, in the direction of which we can build our cooperation. We are very interested in your country. I will not hide, as a certain alternative in that region for the promotion of our interests,” A. Lukashenko noted.
According to him, the two countries are primarily working on trade and economic cooperation. “There is much in Belarus that interests the Omani side today. You are very interesting to us in many areas. This includes the recreation of our people, agriculture, and the supply of products. And, most importantly, your ports, through which we can work in the region,” the president emphasized.
In turn, Ziyazin bin Haitham Al Said said that the two countries have made significant progress in their relations. “We started with tourism and hospitality. We are very happy that we were able to open a direct flight from Minsk to our southern city of Salalah. And many Belarusians have already been able to visit Oman. We have also launched a number of other mutually beneficial projects. I am very happy that the projects we have outlined will really make a serious contribution to increasing trade turnover and investment cooperation between us,” he noted.
In addition, on Monday, Belarus and Oman signed an intergovernmental agreement to establish a joint committee on cooperation and investment. The document was signed by Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov and President of the Oman Investment Agency Abdelsalam Mohamed al-Murshidi. They also became co-chairs of the committee. –0–