{"id":60722,"date":"2026-10-18T19:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T19:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/60722\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T21:36:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:36:01","slug":"%d9%88%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%88%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%a4%d9%88%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%8a-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/60722\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Undersecretary holds bilateral talks alongside OIC meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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>, held separate meetings with several officials on the sidelines of the 52nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/policy\/multilateral-relations\/#organisation-of-islamic-cooperation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),<\/a> held in Baghdad, Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>The Undersecretary held talks with: <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.uz\/en\/mfa\/guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bakhramjon Aloyev, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan<\/a>; D<a href=\"https:\/\/mofa.gov.iq\/%d9%88%d9%83%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%88%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r Mohammed Bahr Al Uloom, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq<\/a>; H<a href=\"https:\/\/mofa.gov.bd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">umayun Kabir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the People&#8217;s Republic of Bangladesh<\/a>; Khairat Tursunkulov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic; and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.tj\/en\/main\/ministry\/structure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Adibek Qalandar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1318925817  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60701 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:6G5S.2b88\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/46c8e8fe-5e34-44bb-99d7-870021d6faff-e1792358603291.jpeg\" alt=\"Political Undersecretary holds bilateral talks on the sidelines of OIC meetings\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:6G5S.2b88\/w:1067\/h:853\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/46c8e8fe-5e34-44bb-99d7-870021d6faff-e1792358603291.jpeg 1067w, 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2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=158015923  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60702 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:U21-.2b8b\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/f27f6ff3-f8f4-4472-870e-3680ad9a7f89-scaled-e1792359083223.jpeg\" alt=\"Political Undersecretary holds bilateral talks on the sidelines of OIC meetings\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:U21-.2b8b\/w:1342\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/f27f6ff3-f8f4-4472-870e-3680ad9a7f89-scaled-e1792359083223.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:U21-.2b8b\/w:300\/h:241\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/f27f6ff3-f8f4-4472-870e-3680ad9a7f89-scaled-e1792359083223.jpeg 300w, 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https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:U21-.2b8b\/w:1200\/h:966\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/f27f6ff3-f8f4-4472-870e-3680ad9a7f89-scaled-e1792359083223.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:U21-.2b8b\/w:1342\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/f27f6ff3-f8f4-4472-870e-3680ad9a7f89-scaled-e1792359083223.jpeg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=882645491  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:FoOY.2b8a\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/6e747f43-e8cf-4988-8b2b-24fb9d66ca3f-scaled-e1792358918896.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60703 size-large\" 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https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:FoOY.2b8a\/w:100\/h:54\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/6e747f43-e8cf-4988-8b2b-24fb9d66ca3f-scaled-e1792358918896.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:FoOY.2b8a\/w:1200\/h:642\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/6e747f43-e8cf-4988-8b2b-24fb9d66ca3f-scaled-e1792358918896.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:FoOY.2b8a\/w:1920\/h:1027\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/6e747f43-e8cf-4988-8b2b-24fb9d66ca3f-scaled-e1792358918896.jpeg 2x\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=425409158  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:gv15.2b85\/w:1024\/h:768\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/5f93260e-3d3c-4c7e-a32a-04113de891b3.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60704 size-large\" 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https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:gv15.2b85\/w:1440\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/5f93260e-3d3c-4c7e-a32a-04113de891b3-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:gv15.2b85\/w:1440\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/5f93260e-3d3c-4c7e-a32a-04113de891b3-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:gv15.2b85\/w:100\/h:75\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/5f93260e-3d3c-4c7e-a32a-04113de891b3-scaled.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:gv15.2b85\/w:1200\/h:900\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/5f93260e-3d3c-4c7e-a32a-04113de891b3-scaled.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:gv15.2b85\/w:1440\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/5f93260e-3d3c-4c7e-a32a-04113de891b3-scaled.jpeg 2x\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The discussions focused on relations and ways to strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual interest. They also saw exchanges of views on regional and international developments and discussed issues on the OIC session&#8217;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=544343353  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:2XwU.2b89\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/345bcac0-83dd-4757-8a10-efc09cd0215f-scaled-e1792358800704.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60706 size-full\" 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=\"Political Undersecretary holds bilateral talks on the sidelines of OIC meetings\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1724\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:2XwU.2b89\/w:1202\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/345bcac0-83dd-4757-8a10-efc09cd0215f-scaled-e1792358800704.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:2XwU.2b89\/w:300\/h:269\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/345bcac0-83dd-4757-8a10-efc09cd0215f-scaled-e1792358800704.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:2XwU.2b89\/w:1024\/h:919\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/345bcac0-83dd-4757-8a10-efc09cd0215f-scaled-e1792358800704.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:2XwU.2b89\/w:768\/h:690\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/345bcac0-83dd-4757-8a10-efc09cd0215f-scaled-e1792358800704.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:2XwU.2b89\/w:1202\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/345bcac0-83dd-4757-8a10-efc09cd0215f-scaled-e1792358800704.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:2XwU.2b89\/w:100\/h:90\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/345bcac0-83dd-4757-8a10-efc09cd0215f-scaled-e1792358800704.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:2XwU.2b89\/w:1200\/h:1078\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/345bcac0-83dd-4757-8a10-efc09cd0215f-scaled-e1792358800704.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:2XwU.2b89\/w:1202\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/345bcac0-83dd-4757-8a10-efc09cd0215f-scaled-e1792358800704.jpeg 2x\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Khalifa also met Ambassador Berik Aryn, Director General of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iofs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Islamic Organisation for Food Security,<\/a> and Sarah bint Ismail Al Shouri, Executive Director of the Women&#8217;s Development Organisation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The meetings explored opportunities for cooperation with both organisations and the exchange of expertise in promoting sustainable food security, empowering women and developing their capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The meetings reviewed relations and ways to strengthen 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