{"id":54536,"date":"2026-09-06T16:14:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T16:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/54536\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T18:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:12:52","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%b9%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%a3%d8%b9%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ab%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d8%b4%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/54536\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman UK Joint Working Group convenes in Muscat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 18th meeting of the Oman UK Joint Working Group was held in Muscat, co-chaired 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>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/stephen-doughty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Doughty, UK Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1995775646  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54531 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:gNAs.282c\/w:1024\/h:681\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Oman\u2013UK Joint Working Group convenes in Muscat\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:gNAs.282c\/w:1024\/h:681\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-2-1-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:gNAs.282c\/w:300\/h:200\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-2-1-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:gNAs.282c\/w:768\/h:511\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-2-1-scaled.jpg 768w, 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areas of mutual interest.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions covered opportunities to benefit from British expertise and experience in education development, vocational training and sport, as well as ways to boost tourism and increase cultural exchanges and participation between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1496355150  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54532 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:WAJZ.282d\/w:1024\/h:579\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-3.jpg\" alt=\"Oman\u2013UK Joint Working Group convenes in Muscat\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:WAJZ.282d\/w:1024\/h:579\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-3-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:WAJZ.282d\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-3-scaled.jpg 300w, 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1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The meeting also exchanged views on regional and international issues, particularly current developments in the region and Oman\u2019s efforts to find diplomatic solutions to the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, with the aim of reducing tensions and promoting security and stability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was attended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/diplomat\/fo-am-gb-muscat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Liane Saunders, UK Ambassador to Oman,<\/a> Foreign Ministry officials and representatives of relevant government entities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The meeting reviewed cooperation and regional and international 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