Minister receives call from Venezuelan Foreign Minister

The Sultanate of Oman's Foreign Minister, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, received a telephone call from Yvan Gil Pinto, Minister of People's Power for Foreign Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

During the call, the Ministers discussed recent developments related to Venezuela. They highlighted the importance of respecting international law. They also underlined the need to uphold dialogue and diplomacy in ways that safeguard states’ sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.

The Venezuelan Foreign Minister expressed his country’s appreciation for Oman’s consistent positions. He also welcomed Oman’s call to ensure security and peace for Venezuela and to promote peaceful coexistence among states.

Sayyid Badr expressed his appreciation of the level of existing bilateral relations. He welcomed Venezuela’s intention to open a resident embassy in Muscat. He noted that this step would generate positive outcomes by strengthening areas of cooperation and supporting opportunities for trade and economic partnership between the two friendly countries and peoples.

This is an unofficial English version of an Arabic report. To view the official Arabic text, click here.