Muscat – President Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany and his spouse left Muscat today after on an official three-day visit to the Sultanate of Oman, during which he met with His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq.

Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister led the farewell party for the German President and his accompanying delegation at the Royal Airport.

The German President was also seen off by Eng Said Hamoud Al Ma’awali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (Head of the Mission of Honour), Dr Rahma Ibrahim Al Mahrouqi, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (Minister accompanying the guest’s spouse), Maitha Saif Al Mahrouqi, Ambassador of Oman to Germany and Dirk Lölke, Ambassador of Germany to Oman.

The President of Germany was accompanied during the visit by an official delegation comprising Dr. Tobias Lindner, Minister of State at the Foreign Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dirk Lölke, Ambassador of Germany to Oman, Wolfgang Silbermann, Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Office of the Federal President and a number of German officials.