MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik’s upcoming visit to Bahrain will contribute to opening new horizon for cooperation, according to His Excellency Dr. Juma bin Ahmed Al Kaabi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Speaking in an interview with Oman News Agency (ONA), Al Kaabi described the Omani-Bahraini relations as solid. “The visit of His Majesty the Sultan will contribute to opening horizons for cooperation and serving the aspirations of the two brotherly countries and peoples,” Al Kaabi said.

“The visit of His Majesty Sultan Haitham to the Kingdom of Bahrain will culminate in the signing of a number of agreements and executive programs in various fields, which will open up prospects for cooperation,” he noted.

Al Kaabi pointed out that cooperation between the two countries covers many fields such as space science, information technology, stock exchange, social development, small and medium enterprises, entrepreneurship and meteorology. “This is in addition to executive programmes in the fields of youth, sports, environment, climate change, agriculture, livestock and tourism, he said.

Al Kaabi informed that the Bahrain-Oman Joint Committee, established in 2006, gave rise to the signing of 25 agreements, memoranda of understanding and executive programmes. “To further cooperation, Oman-Bahrain Friendship Society was announced in June this year (2022) with the prime aim of opening up new vistas of cooperation,” he said.

“On the economic side, trade relations scaled new heights and saw a growth rate of 10% this year to the tune of USD 720 million.
As many as 490 firms operate in the two countries within the context of partnerships in various projects,” Al Kaabi added.