His Majesty the Sultan, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam witness signing of several documents

Bandar Seri Begawan: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, presided today at Istana Nurul Iman in the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, over the signing ceremony of a joint declaration on the elevation of ties to a strategic partnership between the Sultanate of Oman and Brunei Darussalam, an agreement on mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, special, service and official passports, alongside memorandums of understanding in the fields of labour and human resource development, health cooperation, economy and strategic planning, as well as agriculture and fisheries.

The joint statement, agreement, and memorandums of understanding were signed from the Omani side by Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister and Anwar bin Hilal Al Jabri, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion. From the Bruneian side, they were signed by Prince Abdul Mateen, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, Coordinating Minister for Social Policy and Manpower and Minister of Home Affairs; Dr. Haji Abdul Manaf, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policy and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; and Dr. Mohammad Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health.