His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, held a fraternal meeting at Al Barakah Palace today.

During the meeting, the two leaders reviewed regional developments and their repercussions on the security, stability, and economic interests of nations, and the repercussions on the safety of the region’s peoples,

They stressed the need to reach a definitive agreement and resolve the crisis at its roots, as well as the need to intensify international efforts to secure freedom of maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, and the need to guarantee the uninterrupted flow of maritime transport and energy supplies.

The meeting was attended from Oman by His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs; His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs; Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal Albusaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court; General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Nomani, Minister of the Royal Office; Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, Foreign Minister and Dr Hamad bin Said Al Aufi, Head of the Private Office.

The meeting was attended from Qatar by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, Personal Representative of the Emir of Qatar; Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Khulaifi, Chief of the Amiri Diwan; Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; Sultan bin Ghanim Al Hodaifi, Head of the Office of the Emir for Special Affairs; Sheikh Mubarak bin Fahad Al Thani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Sultanate of Oman; and Saad bin Nasser Al Kaabi, Director of the Policies and International Affairs Department at the Amiri Diwan.

His Majesty and the Emir also held a private meeting, during which they discussed the deep-rooted relations between the two countries and ways to enhance and develop them across various domains for the mutual benefit of their peoples.

The two leaders exchanged views on pathways to achieving peace and stability at both the regional and international levels.