India, Oman adopt joint vision focusing on 10 essential areas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman, on Saturday adopted a new 'India-Oman joint vision, a partnership for future' focusing on ten essential areas, heralding a new chapter in the strategic partnership between the two nations.
«India and Oman have had an unbreakable bond of deep friendship for centuries. At one end of the Arabian Sea is India and at the other end is Oman.
Our mutual closeness is not limited to geography, but is also reflected in our trade spanning thousands of years, our culture, and our common priorities,» Modi said in his opening remarks during delegation level talks with the Sultan.
«On the strength of this glorious history, we are building a bright future ahead. Today we are adopting a new 'India-Oman Joint Vision — A Partnership for Future'.
In this Joint Vision, concrete action-points have been agreed upon on 10 different areas. I am confident that this joint vision will give a new and modern shape to our partnership,» Modi pointed out.
This is the first visit to India by a Sultan of Oman after 26 years and the gesture is significant as it signals support to India amid the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The two sides also signed five MoUs including one between the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) India and the National Centre for Financial Information (NCFI) Oman on cooperation in the exchange of intelligence related to money laundering, associated predicate offences and terrorism financing. Other MoUs focus on culture and information technology.
The two sides also held discussions to advance the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) agreement, which would be India's second such pact in the Gulf after the UAE.
