Wednesday 28 / January / 2026
Muscat: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, received on Wednesday Beate Meinl-Reisinger, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries in various political, economic, and cultural fields.
They also exchanged views on regional and international issues of common interest, aiming to develop and expand existing cooperative relations, explore further partnership and trade opportunities, develop investment and tourism initiatives, and encourage human and people-to-people communication.
The Foreign Minister emphasised the Sultanate of Oman’s keenness to deepen cooperation with Austria in priority fields, while the Austrian Minister praised the existing cooperation between the two nations and expressed her desire to broaden its future horizons.
On the sidelines of the meeting, the two ministers signed an agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Austria on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Financial Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital.
This agreement comes within the framework of enhancing tax cooperation, supporting the economic partnership between the two countries, and facilitating a mutual investment environment.
The meeting and the signing ceremony were attended by Munthir Mahfoudh Al Manthari, Head of the Europe Department at the Foreign Ministry, Christoph Ceska, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Oman and several officials from both sides. -ONA
