Muscat: Qatari newspapers highlighted in their Wednesday editorials the visit of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to the sisterly Sultanate of Oman yesterday, where HH the Amir’s talks with HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the Sultanate of Oman embodied the depth of fraternal relations and strong historical ties, and the desire of both leaders to push the strategic partnership between the countries to broader horizons in order to achieve the common aspirations and hopes for a brighter and more prosperous future.
According to Qatar News Agency, the newspapers noted the warm welcome and official reception ceremony accorded to HH the Amir upon his arrival at the Al Alam Palace in Muscat, and hailed the constructive discussions held between the two leaders, both of which confirm the strong ties and bonds that unite Qatar and Oman throughout history.
For its part, Al-Sharq newspaper said that the warm welcome and official reception ceremony, which included the military, cultural, and musical shows with the participation of camel and cavalry teams and folk arts that emulate the Omani heritage, were held for HH the Amir when his motorcade entered the Muscat Gate to Al Alam Palace in Muscat on Tuesday, in response to a kind invitation from HM the Sultan. This reflected the nature of the close fraternal relations that unite the two countries and brotherly peoples.
The official talks session between the two leaders and the results that emerged from it represents a new pathway for cooperation and partnership relations that link the countries, the newspaper underlined. The focus of the talks regarded the available opportunities to develop and enhance areas of partnership and investment, and open broader horizons in various sectors to achieve the aspirations of the two brotherly peoples, in addition to enhancing joint consultation and coordination by discussing the current situation in the world, its future repercussions on the region, and supporting paths to peace and stability.
Al-Sharq stressed that the mutual visits between HH the Amir and HM the Sultan reflect the political will of the leaderships to launch the strategic partnership between the two countries towards higher levels of integration. This expresses the depth of the close historical fraternal relations between the two countries, which go far beyond the political and economic aspects to include the strong social, familial and cultural ties that bind the two brotherly peoples.
The priority, direction and strong will of the wise leadership in both countries will make the results of this visit a milestone in the path of the solid fraternal relations, towards integration that benefits the two countries and peoples, enhances Gulf cooperation, and contributes to supporting the efforts of security, stability and prosperity in the region, Al-Sharq concluded.
Al-Raya newspaper also covered in its editorial HH the Amir’s visit to Oman and his talks with HM the Sultan, and noted that it embodied the depth of fraternal relations and strong historical ties, and the desire of both leaders to push the strategic partnership between them to broader horizons in order to achieve the common aspirations and hopes for a brighter and more prosperous future.
The people of Qatar and Oman look positively and optimistically to HH the Amir’s visit to Oman as the beginning of a new phase of cooperation and partnership in the fields of economy, transportation, logistics and energy, and to pushing tourism cooperation to broader horizons, through facilitating the exchange of tourists and organizing joint tourism exhibitions and events, especially since Oman enjoys wonderful tourism components, and Qatar is an advanced global tourism destination in the field of events and luxury resorts, the newspaper emphasized.
Concluding, Al-Raya said that the overwhelming happiness of HH the Amir’s visit embodies the strength of Gulf cohesion and the will of the wise leaderships for more cooperation for the good and prosperity of the region, and to move forward to contribute with determination and sincerity to establishing security, peace and stability in the region and the world.