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His Majesty Sultan Haitham leaves China for three-day state visit to Brunei

Departure follows Beijing talks and signing of agreements to expand economic and investment cooperation.

TAS News Service

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Monday, November 2, 2026

BEIJING — His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik left China on Monday after concluding his state visit, heading to Brunei Darussalam for a three-day state visit, the Oman News Agency reported.

During his visit to Beijing, His Majesty held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation in technology, energy, manufacturing, logistics and trade.

The two leaders witnessed the signing of a currency swap agreement and 14 memoranda of understanding and cooperation protocols covering areas including green investment, artificial intelligence, space technology and financial regulation.

His Majesty also attended the signing of 23 agreements, cooperation memoranda and strategic and investment partnerships between the Oman Investment Authority and Chinese institutions and companies on the sidelines of the Oman-China Forum.

In a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, His Majesty called for deeper cooperation in clean energy, hydrogen, advanced technology and finance, alongside wider access for Omani products to Chinese markets.

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