An official session of talks between Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik bin Taimour al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, and Ben Wallace, UK’s Secretary of State for Defence, who is currently visiting the sultanate, was held at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Al Murtafa Camp on Wednesday. 

At the beginning of the meeting, Sayyid Shihab welcomed the guest, who expressed his delight in visiting the sultanate.

Thereafter, the strong bilateral relations binding the sultanate and the United Kingdom were  
reviewed. 

They also discussed the existing cooperation between the two defence ministries and means of enhancing them. The two sides touched upon the joint defence agreement and emphasised its importance in the interest of the two friendly countries.