Muscat, July 10 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar paid an official visit to Oman on Friday during which he met Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi. The leaders took stock of the bilateral ties and discussed regional and global issues of mutual interest, with EAM Jaishankar appreciating Oman extending a helping handng hand to help Indian seafarers who were near or at the Strait of Hormuz during increased hostilities.

According to a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on his visit, he held bilateral talks with Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, and the two Ministers reviewed the full spectrum of the India-Oman Strategic Partnership and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.

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