{"id":45332,"date":"2026-05-13T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/?p=45332"},"modified":"2026-05-14T04:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T04:25:46","slug":"joint-statement-between-oman-and-canada-on-the-occasion-of-the-visit-of-the-canadian-foreign-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/45332\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint statement between Oman and Canada on the occasion of the visit of the Canadian Foreign Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi welcomed Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, in Muscat on May 13, 2026, for the first official visit of a Canadian foreign minister to the Sultanate of Oman in more than ten years.<\/p>\n

The visit highlighted the positive trajectory of bilateral relations over the last 50 years and reaffirmed a shared commitment to regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n

The Ministers committed to elevating the partnership between the two countries and signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations to establish formally a regular bilateral dialogue.<\/p>\n

In particular, they agreed to advance bilateral engagement in trade, energy, critical minerals, higher education, tourism and people-to-people ties. They noted that bilateral trade reached CAD $222 million (OMR 62m, USD 160m) in 2025 and highlighted the strong potential for further economic growth.<\/p>\n

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The Ministers also exchanged views on the conflict in the region, emphasising the importance of protecting civilian lives, supporting de-escalation efforts, as well as the importance of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Minister Anand acknowledged Oman’s longstanding contributions to regional diplomacy.<\/p>\n

The Ministers also reaffirmed their shared commitment to international law, including respect for state sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n

Minister Anand expressed her sincere appreciation for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended by the Government of Oman, reaffirming Canada’s commitment to building a substantive and future-oriented partnership with Oman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ministers exchanged views on the conflict in the region and signed an agreement on political consultations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":45366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,115],"tags":[224],"class_list":["post-45332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-statements","tag-canada-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45332"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45430,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45332\/revisions\/45430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}