{"id":49698,"date":"2026-06-29T12:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/49698\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:54:29","slug":"%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%85%d9%8f-%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8d-%d8%b1%d8%b3%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%91%d8%a9%d9%8c-%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9%d9%90-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/49698\/","title":{"rendered":"His Majesty accorded official reception ceremony in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An official reception ceremony was held at Les Invalides in Paris today for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/about-oman\/state\/head-of-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik,<\/a> on the occasion of His Majesty&#8217;s official visit to the French Republic.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1300002402  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49691 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:kUus.25d4\/w:1024\/h:640\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-2.jpeg\" alt=\"His Majesty accorded official reception ceremony at Les Invalides in Paris\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:kUus.25d4\/w:1024\/h:640\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-2-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:kUus.25d4\/w:300\/h:188\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-2-scaled.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:kUus.25d4\/w:768\/h:480\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-2-scaled.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:kUus.25d4\/w:1536\/h:960\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-2-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:kUus.25d4\/w:1726\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-2-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:kUus.25d4\/w:100\/h:63\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-2-scaled.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:kUus.25d4\/w:1200\/h:750\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-2-scaled.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:kUus.25d4\/w:1726\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-2-scaled.jpeg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the motorcade of His Majesty the Sultan approached the palace courtyard, it was escorted by a group of motorbike outriders from the French Republican Guard. Upon His Majesty&#8217;s arrival at the square of Les Invalides, he was received by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diplomatie.gouv.fr\/en\/our-ministers\/jean-noel-barrot\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terre.defense.gouv.fr\/gmp\/biographie-du-general-corps-darmee-loic-mizon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Lo\u00efc Mizon, Military Governor of Paris.<\/a> The Commander of the Guard of Honour then gave a military salute, asking for His Majesty&#8217;s permission to commence the official reception protocols.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=935533645  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49693 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:v_BZ.25d5\/w:1024\/h:848\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-3.jpeg\" alt=\"His Majesty accorded official reception ceremony at Les Invalides in Paris\" width=\"1024\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:v_BZ.25d5\/w:1024\/h:848\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-3-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:v_BZ.25d5\/w:300\/h:249\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-3-scaled.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:v_BZ.25d5\/w:768\/h:636\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-3-scaled.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:v_BZ.25d5\/w:1303\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-3-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:v_BZ.25d5\/w:1303\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-3-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:v_BZ.25d5\/w:100\/h:83\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-3-scaled.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:v_BZ.25d5\/w:1200\/h:994\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-3-scaled.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:v_BZ.25d5\/w:1303\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-3-scaled.jpeg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Omani Royal Anthem and the French National Anthem were then played. His Majesty then proceeded to inspect the Guard of Honour, after which he shook hands with senior French government dignitaries present to receive him. The French Minister in turn greeted the official delegation accompanying His Majesty.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=699968911  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:7XbM.25d6\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-4.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49694 size-large\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"His Majesty accorded official reception ceremony at Les Invalides in Paris\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:7XbM.25d6\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-4-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:7XbM.25d6\/w:300\/h:200\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-4-scaled.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:7XbM.25d6\/w:768\/h:512\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-4-scaled.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:7XbM.25d6\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-4-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:7XbM.25d6\/w:1619\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-4-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:7XbM.25d6\/w:100\/h:67\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-4-scaled.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:7XbM.25d6\/w:1200\/h:800\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-4-scaled.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:7XbM.25d6\/w:1619\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reception-4-scaled.jpeg 2x\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His Majesty was welcomed by the French Foreign Minister and the Military Governor of Paris. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":49696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[247,256],"class_list":["post-49698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-france-en","tag-his-majesty-sultan-haitham-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49698","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\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49698"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49726,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49698\/revisions\/49726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}