Iran, Oman stress implementation of investment, customs agreements

Iranian Economy Minister Ehsan Khandouzi and his Omani counterpart Sultan al-Hassabi met on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) in Jeddah.

Referring to the recent visit of the President of Iran to Oman, Khandouzi considered the relations between Iran and Oman as important and announced Iran's full preparedness to welcome the Sultan of Oman in Tehran.
The Iranian minister also pointed out to the recent visit of the Minister of Industry of Oman to Tehran and assessed the meeting with him as positive.
Khandouzi also considered the meeting of the attendees on the sidelines of the meeting of the Islamic Development Bank as an opportunity for the two countries to finalize the joint investment and customs agreements.
Oman's Economy Minister, Sultan Al-Hasabi, for his part, considered the relations between the two countries to be continuous and a balancing factor in the region.
The Omani minister also stated that the goals of the recent joint meetings between the ministers of transport, commerce, and trade of the two countries have been achieved, and announced that the visit of the Sultan of Oman to Iran is imminent and that the investment and energy ministers of Oman will accompany him on this trip.