The Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan signed an agreement and four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) this evening, as well as the minutes of the eighth session of the Joint Ministerial Committee between the two countries.

The documents were signed at the Prime Minister’s Office in Islamabad in the presence of Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, as part of the official visit to Pakistan by Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi.

The documents were signed on behalf of Oman by the Foreign Minister and on behalf of Pakistan by Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs.

They included an agreement on visa exemption for holders of official, diplomatic, special and service passports, as well as MoUs on cooperation in telecommunications and information technology, radio and television, the exchange of news and information, and cooperation between Oman’s National Records and Archives Authority and the National Archives of Pakistan.

The agreement and MoUs represent a practical step towards strengthening institutional cooperation between the two countries, enhancing coordination and the exchange of expertise between relevant authorities, and expanding partnerships in the areas covered by the documents, serving mutual interests and reflecting the aspirations of the leaderships and peoples of the two countries.