Oman and Greece hold first round of political consultations

Muscat: The first round of political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the Sultanate of Oman and the Hellenic Republic was held in Muscat on Monday.The Omani side was chaired by Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Political Affairs and the Greek side by Alexandra Papadopoulou, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece. During the consultations, the existing bilateral relations between the two countries were discussed, and the keenness of both sides to continue developing cooperation in the fields of tourism, maritime transport and culture was affirmed, alongside discussion of a set of regional and international issues of mutual interest.The session was attended by Katerina Varvarigou, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Sultanate of Oman and officials from both sides.