{"id":63761,"date":"2026-11-04T04:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T04:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/63761\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T06:17:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T06:17:04","slug":"%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b4%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%83-%d8%a8%d8%b4%d8%a3%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a8%d9%8a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/63761\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint statement from Oman and Brunei Darussalam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the invitation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmo.gov.bn\/prime-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu\u2019izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/about-oman\/state\/head-of-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Sultan of Oman<\/a>, paid a state visit to Brunei Darussalam from November 2 to 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The state visit, the first by a Sultan of Oman to Brunei Darussalam, marked a historic milestone in the longstanding fraternal relations between the Sultanate of Oman and Brunei Darussalam, which have continued to flourish since the establishment of diplomatic relations on March 24, 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Building on the close and enduring ties between the two royal families and their shared commitment to deepening and expanding all aspects of bilateral relations, Their Majesties agreed to elevate relations between Oman and Brunei Darussalam to a strategic partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Their Majesties also agreed that the strategic partnership would provide an effective framework for strengthening bilateral relations by building on existing areas of cooperation, identifying new areas of mutual interest and promoting closer engagement for the benefit of both countries and their peoples.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam conferred upon His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Sultan of Oman, the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei, First Class.<\/p>\n<p>His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, in turn, conferred upon His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam the Order of Al Said, Oman&#8217;s highest honour.<\/p>\n<p>Their Majesties jointly inaugurated a special photographic exhibition entitled &#8220;Bridges Between the Sultanates&#8221; at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Islamic Exhibition Hall in Bandar Seri Begawan. The exhibition reflects the deep bonds of friendship between Oman and Brunei Darussalam and commemorates this historic state visit.<\/p>\n<p>Their Majesties exchanged views on the significant progress achieved in bilateral relations, particularly in investment, education, culture and people-to-people exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>Their Majesties recognised the importance of maintaining close engagement through existing bilateral mechanisms, including regular bilateral consultation meetings. They encouraged continued exchanges and dialogue on bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest within the framework of the strategic partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Building on this positive momentum, Their Majesties witnessed the signing of bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs), as listed in Annex A.<\/p>\n<p>Their Majesties expressed confidence that these agreements and MoUs would provide opportunities for both countries to exchange views, expertise and best practices in relevant fields, further strengthening cooperation in areas of mutual benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Their Majesties also exchanged views on various regional and international issues. His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam expressed his appreciation for the Sultanate of Oman, under the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, for its steadfast commitment and contributions to promoting peace, stability and security through dialogue and diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>Their Majesties reaffirmed their commitment to supporting efforts to achieve peace and stability through peaceful means in accordance with international law.<\/p>\n<p>His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam expressed his appreciation to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Sultan of Oman, for accepting the invitation to visit Brunei Darussalam.<\/p>\n<p>His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik expressed his appreciation to His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to His Majesty and his accompanying delegation.<\/p>\n<p>His Majesty reaffirmed Oman&#8217;s commitment to further strengthening friendly relations and expanding cooperation with Brunei Darussalam. His Majesty also extended a cordial invitation to His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam to visit the Sultanate of Oman.<\/p>\n<p>Signed in Brunei Darussalam on 23 Jumada Al Awwal 1448 AH, corresponding to November 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANNEX A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>List of Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam on mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, special, service and official passports.<\/li>\n<li>Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam on cooperation in agriculture and fisheries.<\/li>\n<li>Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Labour of the Sultanate of Oman and the Ministry of Home Affairs of Brunei Darussalam on cooperation in labour and human resource development.<\/li>\n<li>Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam on cooperation in economic and strategic planning.<\/li>\n<li>Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Health of the Sultanate of Oman and the Ministry of Health of Brunei Darussalam on health cooperation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Their Majesties agreed to elevate relations to a strategic partnership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":58815,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,115],"tags":[220,256],"class_list":["post-63761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-statements","tag-brunei-en","tag-his-majesty-sultan-haitham-en"],"acf":{"fm_post_excerpt_app":"Their Majesties agreed to elevate relations to a strategic partnership."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63761","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63761"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63765,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63761\/revisions\/63765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}