At the invitation of President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Sultan of Oman, paid a State visit to the People’s Republic of China from November 1 to 2, 2026.

President Xi Jinping and His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik held fruitful talks in an atmosphere of warmth and cordiality. His Majesty also met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Oman and China agree that summit diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in developing Omani-Chinese relations. They also note the following:

1. The historical relations between Oman and China date back more than 1,200 years. His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s visit to China is the first visit by an Omani Sultan to China in the 48 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Oman and China. At this new historical starting point, the two sides express their readiness to strengthen political mutual trust, intensify friendly exchanges, expand mutually beneficial cooperation and enhance coordination and collaboration. They will advance the comprehensive and in-depth development of the Omani-Chinese strategic partnership to meet the aspirations of the two peoples and promote their well-being.
2. The two nations recall the friendly exchanges between the Omani and Chinese peoples throughout history via the Maritime Silk Road, which laid a solid foundation for bilateral relations and made positive contributions to communication and mutual enrichment between Arab and Chinese civilisations.
3. Oman and China assess positively the progress achieved in bilateral relations since the establishment of diplomatic relations 48 years ago. Throughout the test of time, they have treated each other with trust and sincerity and respected one another, making Omani-Chinese relations a model of enduring friendship and a shared future.
4. Oman and China highly commend the significant progress made in bilateral relations since the establishment of their strategic partnership in 2018. Cooperation in trade, energy, infrastructure, investment, finance and advanced technology has yielded fruitful results. Exchanges in Chinese language education, civil aviation and tourism have also increased, bringing tangible benefits to the peoples of both countries.
5. Oman and China agree to continue supporting each other on issues concerning their respective core interests and major concerns. Oman reaffirms its position on UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 and reiterates its firm commitment to the One-China Principle, recognising that Taiwan is an integral part of China. It also reaffirms its unwavering support for all efforts undertaken by the Chinese government to achieve national reunification.
6. Omani expresses its support for President Xi Jinping’s vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity, the Belt and Road Initiative for high-quality cooperation, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilisation Initiative, the Global Governance Initiative and other important initiatives. It considers these concepts and initiatives instrumental in addressing global challenges, promoting peaceful development and shared prosperity under the new international circumstances and advancing the international system towards greater fairness and justice.
7. Oman expresses its support for a series of initiatives and visions put forward by President Xi Jinping to promote peace and stability in the Middle East. It looks forward to China playing a greater role in achieving lasting security and stability in the region.
8. China expresses its firm support for Oman’s efforts to safeguard its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity. It also supports the Omani people in pursuing a path of modernisation suited to their national circumstances under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, and supports Oman in accelerating the implementation of its economic diversification strategy.
9. China appreciates Oman’s longstanding efforts to dispel differences, enhance mutual trust and promote peace among regional countries, as well as Oman’s important and distinctive role in addressing regional hotspots in the Gulf and the Middle East. It expresses its support for Oman in continuing its efforts to restore peace and security in the region as soon as possible. Oman and China agree that China and Oman enjoy complementary development advantages and should work hand in hand and achieve mutual success in pursuing national development and the rejuvenation of their respective nations. They agree to deepen the strategic alignment between the Belt and Road Initiative for high-quality cooperation and Oman Vision 2040, and to further expand and deepen practical cooperation across various fields, delivering greater and better benefits to the peoples of both countries.

10. Oman and China agree that energy cooperation plays a fundamental and important role in practical bilateral cooperation. They agreed to advance substantive and in-depth cooperation in oil and natural gas, while expanding cooperation in renewable energy, including solar and wind power, electricity transmission and conversion, and energy storage. This would establish a more integrated and comprehensive framework for energy cooperation between the two sides.
11. Oman and China agree that the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, represented by artificial intelligence (AI), is profoundly changing production, lifestyles and scientific research worldwide. They agree to deepen cooperation in AI, including its applications, digital infrastructure required for AI, investment and support for AI start-ups, AI risk governance and space cooperation. This would promote high-quality economic development in both countries and enable them to share the benefits of AI development. China commended Oman for signing the Convention on the Establishment of the World Cooperation Organization on Artificial Intelligence and joining the organisation as a founding member. It welcomed Oman’s positive role within the organisation.

12. Oman and China agree that strengthening mutual investment cooperation would deepen mutual benefits and shared interests. They expressed their readiness to encourage and support capable and willing companies to invest and conduct business in each other’s countries. They welcomed the holding of an investment cooperation promotion seminar and the cooperation documents signed between sovereign wealth funds and investment institutions of the two countries during His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s visit to China.
13. Oman and China agree that enhanced financial cooperation would positively contribute to facilitating trade and investment between the two countries. They expressed their readiness to seize the opportunity presented by the signing of the local currency swap agreement to deepen financial cooperation and continuously improve the environment for economic, trade and investment cooperation.
14. Oman and China agree that preserving and passing on their historical friendship represents a shared aspiration of their peoples. They expressed their readiness to further intensify exchanges and cooperation in cultural, tourism and educational fields, thereby strengthening the popular foundations of friendship between the two countries.
15. Oman and China reaffirm their support for the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. They express their readiness to strengthen cooperation in military, security, judicial and other fields and coordinate efforts to address traditional and non-traditional security challenges.
16. Oman and China underscore the need for joint efforts to continue implementing the outcomes of the first China-Arab States Summit and the first China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, strengthen collective Arab-Chinese and Gulf-Chinese cooperation and expedite the conclusion of a China-GCC Free Trade Agreement. They agree to maintain communication on convening the second China-Arab States Summit and the second China-GCC Summit in China at an appropriate time.
17. Oman and China express their firm commitment to upholding the international system centred on the United Nations, the international order based on international law and the basic norms governing international relations founded on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. They also commit to practising genuine multilateralism and promoting the common values of humanity, namely peace, development, justice, fairness, democracy and freedom. They further express their commitment to promoting an equal and orderly multipolar world and inclusive, mutually beneficial economic globalisation, and to advancing efforts by countries worldwide to work hand in hand towards peace, security, prosperity and progress.

18. Oman and China call for resolving differences through political and diplomatic means. They encourage the United States and Iran to pursue peaceful options, achieve a comprehensive ceasefire, prevent war in all its forms, return to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and resume dialogue and negotiations as soon as possible, with a view to reaching a comprehensive agreement covering the nuclear issue. The two sides consider it necessary to restore normal and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and agree to maintain communication on matters concerning the Strait.

19. Oman and China call on all parties concerned with the Yemen issue to prioritise the interests of the Yemeni people, resolve differences through dialogue and consultation and resume the political settlement process at the earliest opportunity. They call for joint efforts to restore peace and stability in Yemen, while respecting and safeguarding Yemen’s independence, unity and territorial integrity throughout this process.
20. His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik expressed his sincere gratitude to President Xi Jinping, the Chinese government and the Chinese people for their warm hospitality and gracious reception. His Majesty extended a sincere invitation to President Xi Jinping to visit Oman.

Following the talks, the two leaders witnessed the signing of a series of bilateral cooperation documents covering the application of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, industrial and supply chains, green development, local currency exchange, digital payments, digital currency and other fields.