BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik at an official ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday during His Majesty’s state visit to China, the Oman News Agency reported.
A 21-gun salute marked the arrival of His Majesty’s motorcade, with Xi receiving His Majesty the Sultan and welcoming him and the accompanying official delegation.
The two leaders took their places on the ceremonial platform as the Omani royal anthem and the Chinese national anthem were played. His Majesty then inspected the guard of honour.
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His Majesty greeted senior Chinese officials attending the reception, while Xi shook hands with members of the Omani delegation. The leaders also posed for commemorative photographs.
The ceremony forms part of a two-day state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation across several sectors.
His Majesty arrived in Beijing on Sunday at Xi’s invitation. The visit is the first to China by an Omani Sultan, according to Oman’s ambassador to Beijing, His Excellency Anwar bin Ahmed Muqabil.
The ambassador told ONA ahead of the visit that it offered an opportunity to broaden the countries’ strategic partnership, with energy, manufacturing, logistics, technology and industrial supply chains among the priorities for cooperation.
