Oslo, May 18 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held a telephonic conversation with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi and discussed recent developments related to the West Asia crisis.

Jaishankar, who is currently in Oslo along with PM Narendra Modi informed about the development in an 'X' post and mentioned that they both also spoke about the bilateral relationship between both countries.

"Good to speak today with FM Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi of Oman. Discussed recent developments in West Asia as well as various aspects of our bilateral cooperation," said Jaishankar.

The development comes after Iran on Monday confirmed that it is in talks with Oman to develop a new mechanism for controllin...