Oman at Indo Pacific Cooperation Forum

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Foreign Ministry, took part in the Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, which was held in the French capital, Paris today.

The Sultanate of Oman's delegation was led by Sheikh Khalifa Al Harthy, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Diplomatic Affairs.

The Ministerial forum was inaugurated by Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Foreign Minister and Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission.

The forum, which comes within the context of the European strategy for Indo-Pacific cooperation issued on 16 September 2021, addressed a range of global issues related to climate, biodiversity, oceans, clean energy and health, as well as communication, digital issues, security and defence issues.

Sheikh Humaid Almaani, Head of the Global Affairs Department at the Omani Foreign Ministry, also participated in the forum.

This is an unofficial English translation of the original Arabic text. To view the official Arabic text, click here.