Oman, India renew military cooperation pact

Muscat: Oman and India signed the renewal of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) related to military cooperation between the defence ministries of two countries yesterday.
An official talks was held at Mu’askar Bait Al Falaj between Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs and Manohar Parrikar, Minister of Defence of India, who is currently visiting the Sultanate.
The talks session covered the existing military cooperation and exchanged views on a number of issues of common interest, as well as other issues to develop bilateral cooperation.
Air Vice-Marshall Matar bin Ali Al Ubaidani, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman and his Indian counterpart signed a protocol on air safety.
Rear Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis Al Raisi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman signed an MoU with his Indian counterpart on marine security. Maj.Gen Hamad bin Sulaiman Al Hatmi, Assistant Inspector General of Police and Customs for Operations and the Indian accredited Ambassador to the Sultanate signed an MoU on the prevention of navigation crime in the sea.