{"id":52294,"date":"2026-08-03T16:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/52294\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T20:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:22:44","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%b9%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b4%d8%a7%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%8a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/52294\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman and Sri Lanka hold political consultations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fourth round of political consultations between the Sultanate of Oman and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka was held in Muscat.<\/p>\n<p>The Omani delegation was led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/ministry\/about-us\/key-figures\/#sheikh-khalifa-alharthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheikh Khalifa Alharthy, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Political Affairs,<\/a> while the Sri Lankan delegation was headed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.lk\/index.php\/en\/about-us\/profiles\/secretary-of-foreign-relations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ms Aruni Ranaraja, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1522122688  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52289 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:b9tR.271f\/w:1024\/h:738\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srilanka-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Oman and Sri Lanka hold fourth round of political consultations\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:b9tR.271f\/w:1024\/h:738\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srilanka-2-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:b9tR.271f\/w:300\/h:216\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srilanka-2-scaled.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:b9tR.271f\/w:768\/h:554\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srilanka-2-scaled.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:b9tR.271f\/w:1498\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srilanka-2-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:b9tR.271f\/w:1498\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srilanka-2-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:b9tR.271f\/w:100\/h:72\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srilanka-2-scaled.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:b9tR.271f\/w:1200\/h:865\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srilanka-2-scaled.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:b9tR.271f\/w:1498\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srilanka-2-scaled.jpeg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The consultations reviewed relations between the two friendly countries and explored ways to strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual interest, particularly in the economic, investment, tourism and cultural sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The two delegations also exchanged views on a number of regional and international issues of common interest.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=549766812  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52290 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:sbxJ.2720\/w:1024\/h:584\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srilanka-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Oman and Sri Lanka hold fourth round of political consultations\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" 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