Muscat – His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik received Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), at Al Barakah Palace on Monday.

At the outset, His Majesty welcomed the guest, wishing him and his accompanying delegation a successful visit to serve interests of the two nations. Sheikh Hamdan conveyed greetings and best wishes of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to His Majesty and the Omani people. On his turn, His Majesty asked the guest to convey his greetings and best wishes to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid.

The meeting reviewed the deep-rooted relations between Oman and the UAE, in addition to discussing areas of cooperation and partnership in various spheres that serve the interests of the two countries’ peoples.

The meeting was attended from by H H Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, besides other ministers and officials.