Minister of Interior receives Qatari counterpart

Muscat: Sayyid Hamoud Faisal Al Busaidi, Minister of Interior, received on Monday at the Ministry's General Diwan Sheikh Khalifa Hamad Khalifa Al Thani, Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) of the State of Qatar, and his accompanying delegation.

Sayyid Hamoud welcomed his Qatari counterpart and expressed his pride in this visit, which embodies the strength of close ties and reflects the depth of fraternal relations between the two countries.

The meeting reviewed the existing cooperation and explored ways to develop bilateral relations and enhance joint coordination in security fields. The two sides also exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual interest.

The meeting was attended on the Omani side by Maj.Gen Abdullah Ali Al Harthy, Assistant Inspector-General of Police and Customs for Operations; Eng. Khalid Hilal Al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior; Sayyid Khalifa Al Murdas Al Busaidi, Secretary-General at the Ministry of Interior; and a number of officials from the Ministry of Interior and the Royal Oman Police.

On the Qatari side, it was attended by Sheikh Mubarak Fahad Al Thani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Sultanate of Oman; Lt.Gen Saad Jassim Al Khulaifi, Security Adviser to the Minister of Interior; Maj.Gen Khalifa Nasr Al Nasr, Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Interior; Maj.Gen Mohammed Jassim Al Sulaiti, Director-General of Public Security; Maj.Gen Jassim Ali Al Emadi, Adviser at the Office of the Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya); along with a number of officials from the Qatari Ministry of Interior.

Sayyid Hamoud was at the forefront of those receiving the Qatari Minister and his accompanying delegation upon their arrival in the Sultanate of Oman.