Vilnius, Lithuania – Sayyid Badr Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, was awarded the Commander’s Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania on Tuesday in appreciation of his efforts to boost cooperation and relations between the two countries.

The order was presented to Sayyid Badr by President Gitanas Naus?da of Lithuania when he received Sayyid Badr at the Presidential Palace.

Ahead of the conferment, Sayyid Badr conveyed greetings and best wishes of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to President Naus?da and the people of Lithuania.

On his turn, President Naus?da expressed his sincere sentiments for His Majesty the Sultan, wishing His Majesty good health and happiness. The Lithuanian President also wished the relations between the two countries further development and growth.

The meeting underscored ties of friendship and cooperation between Oman and Lithuania and stressed the joint keenness to promote these in various diplomatic, economic, cultural and scientific fields.

Sayyid Badr expressed his gratitude for being honoured and said he looked forward to working with his Lithuanian counterpart in advancing cooperation and partnership in different fields.

Political talks

As part of his official visit to Lithuania, Sayyid Badr held talks and political consultations with Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The session affirmed the two countries’ keenness to enhance cooperation, notably in economic, commercial, investment and cultural fields.

The talks, which also dealt with areas of transport, energy, science and technology, covered ways of achieving shared benefits and serving the peoples of the two countries by exploring new promising opportunities.

The two sides also exchanged views on current regional and international issues of common concern and they asserted their identical, permanent stands that advocate the establishment of global peace, security, respect for the sovereignty of countries and their territorial integrity.

The meetings were attended by Khalid Hashel al Muselhi, Head of the Minister’s Office Department, Boleta Senkien, Honorary Consul of Oman in Lithuania, and other officials.