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Oman, UK ink mutual defense agreement
Agreement is signed during talks in Muscat between Omani Defense Minister and British counterpart
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02.11.2018 - Update : 02.11.2018
Oman
MUSCAT
The Sultanate of Oman and the U.K. on Friday signed a mutual defense agreement, the Omani News Agency (ONA) reported.
According to ONA, the agreement was signed during talks in Muscat between Omani Defense Minister Badr al-Busaidi and British counterpart Gavin Williamson.
Williamson and an accompanying delegation are currently visiting Oman to attend the final phases of the Al-Shomoukh 2 and Swift Sword 3 military maneuvers.
In early October, Mark Lancaster, U.K. minister of state for the armed forces, paid a
At the time, ONA reported that the two men had discussed means of stepping up bilateral military cooperation and “issues of common concern”.
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