MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik will visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, July 11, the Diwan of Royal Court said in a statement.

This is His Majesty’s first official state visit since taking over the reins. This visit comes in response to the kind invitation addressed to His Majesty from his brother, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

His Majesty the Sultan is accompanied by a high-level official delegation that includes:

• His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs.
• His Excellency Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court.
• His Excellency Lieutenant-General Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Numani, Minister of the Royal Office.
• His Excellency Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi, Minister of Interior
• His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• His Excellency Eng. Saeed bin Hamoud bin Saeed Al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology
• His Excellency Qais bin Muhammad bin Musa Al-Yousef, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion
• His Excellency Abdul Salam bin Muhammad Al Murshidi, Chairman of the Oman Investment Authority
• His Highness Sayyid Faisal bin Turki Al Said, the Sultanate’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia