Muscat – The Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) received a delegation of 13 ambassadors and representatives of the European Union Member States, who concluded a two-day visit to the zone on Monday.

The delegation met with H E Dr Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidi, Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones, and CEOs of companies operating in SEZAD.

They were briefed on the investment opportunities in SEZAD and the package of incentives, advantages and facilities offered to investors and businesspersons. The delegation was also familiarised with the already developed and under construction projects in the Zone.

Further, the visit included a tour to various infrastructure projects and other key facilities in SEZAD, such as the Port of Duqm, Duqm Refinery, the multi-purpose fishing port, the Fisheries and Food Industries Zone, Duqm Hong Tong Piping Factory, the dry dock and Karwa Motors.

Commenting on the visit, H E Veronique Aulagnon, ambassador of France and President of the European Union Member States delegation, pointed out that the visit aimed to familiarise the delegation with the various investment opportunities in Duqm and explore what and how European countries can invest in. She expressed that by visiting Duqm, they can encourage companies from their countries to invest in the Zone.

“Duqm is very promising and bringing different developments in various sectors including green energy, fisheries, oil and gas, tourism and others where companies from Europe can form further joint ventures. This could be built on the already developed projects and businesses of many European companies from Belgium and France to name a few,” she added.