{"id":62409,"date":"2026-10-27T17:45:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/62409\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T18:45:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:45:48","slug":"%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%af-%d9%88%d8%b2%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%82%d9%8a-%d8%b1%d8%a6%d9%8a%d8%b3-%d9%85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/62409\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister meets Speaker of the UK House of Commons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/ministry\/about-us\/key-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi<\/a> met with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/business\/commons\/the-speaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the UK House of Commons,<\/a> in London.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting highlighted the importance of strengthening the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Kingdom, and fostering closer dialogue and mutual understanding between the two countries to support their partnership and expand cooperation across various fields.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=538852993  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:rhkN.2c62\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commons-1.jpg\" alt=\"Minister meets Speaker of the UK House of Commons\" width=\"788\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:rhkN.2c62\/w:788\/h:393\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commons-1.jpg 788w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:rhkN.2c62\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commons-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:rhkN.2c62\/w:768\/h:383\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commons-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:rhkN.2c62\/w:100\/h:50\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commons-1.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:rhkN.2c62\/w:788\/h:393\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commons-1.jpg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sayyid Badr also visited the UK Parliament in London at the invitation of <a href=\"https:\/\/members.parliament.uk\/member\/1536\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emily Thornberry MP, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee<\/a>, and representatives of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caabu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Council for Arab-British Understanding (CAABU).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1197812725  fetchpriority=\"high\" 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https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:OCWs.2c5f\/w:1200\/h:900\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commons-2.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:OCWs.2c5f\/w:1280\/h:960\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commons-2.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:OCWs.2c5f\/w:1280\/h:960\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commons-2.jpeg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The visit took place against the backdrop of longstanding relations between Oman and the United Kingdom, which have enjoying new momentum following<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/61943\/\"> the State Visit<\/a> of <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> to the UK last week.<\/p>\n<p>The State Visit has opened up new opportunities to expand 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