His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued two Royal Decrees reading as follows:

Royal Decree No 37/2021 ratifies the Sultanate of Oman’s joining the Arab Framework Agreement on Service Trade Liberalisation among Arab Countries after it was presented before the Majlis A’Shura.

Article 1 ratifies Oman’s joining the Arab Framework Agreement on Service Trade Liberalisation among Arab Countries as per the version attached to this decree without prejudice to the reservation stated in Article 6 of the agreement.

Article 2 instructs the departments concerned to deposit the document on joining the above-mentioned agreement in accordance with its provisions without prejudice to the aforementioned reservation.

Article 3 states that this decree will be published in the Official Gazette and enforced on its date of issue.

Royal Decree No 38/2021 ratifies the agreement between government of the Sultanate of Oman and Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania on mutually waiving visas for holders of diplomatic, special and service passports signed in Riyadh on March 31, 2021.

Article 1 ratifies the aforesaid agreement as per the version attached to this decree.

Article 2 states that this decree will be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from its date of issue.