{"id":23814,"date":"2025-04-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/23814\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:17:30","slug":"oman-and-japan-hold-political-consultations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/23814\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman and Japan hold political consultations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The seventh round of political consultations between the Sultanate of Oman and Japan was held in Tokyo at the headquarters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1969126058  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-77535 size-fusion-800\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Japan-1-800x786-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Oman and Japan hold seventh round of political consultations\" width=\"800\" height=\"786\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Omani delegation was led by<a href=\"https:\/\/fm.gov.om\/ministry\/about-us\/key-figures\/#Khalifa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Sheikh Khalifa Alharthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Political Affairs<\/a>, while the Japanese delegation was headed by Ando Toshihide, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Director-General of the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=655125101  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-77537 size-fusion-800\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Japan-2-e1744970003833-800x534-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Oman and Japan hold seventh round of political consultations\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The consultations addressed bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation in various fields as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=717859578  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Japan-4-e1744970271397-800x547-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-77540 size-fusion-800\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Oman and Japan hold seventh round of political consultations\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the sidelines of the meeting, Sheikh Alharthy held a seminar on Omani-Japanese relations and developments in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The event took place at the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Tokyo and was attended by a number of Japanese politicians, business figures and academics.<\/p>\n<p>The meetings were attended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/tokyo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ambassador Mohamed Albusaidi, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Japan;<\/a> Ambassador Sheikh Abdulaziz Alhousni, Head of the Asia and Pacific Department, and a number of officials from both countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The meeting discussed bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation in various 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