
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman issued 10 royal decrees on Thursday, which included appointments of new ambassadors for the Sultanate in Belarus, Syria, Kuwait, China and Sudan, according to the official Omani News Agency.
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Diplomatic appointments are part of the Omani routine to strengthen foreign representation and strengthen relations with brotherly and friendly countries.
(CNN) - On Thursday, the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, issued 10 royal decrees, including appointments of new ambassadors for the Sultanate in a number of Arab and foreign countries. Below we review these decrees for you, according to what was reported by the official Omani News Agency:
Ambassador Sheikh Nasser bin Sulaiman bin Hamad Al Harthy is appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sultanate of Oman to the Republic of Belarus, and Ambassador Faisal bin Omar bin Saeed Al Marhoon is appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sultanate of Oman to the Syrian Arab Republic.
The decree included granting the following names: Minister Plenipotentiary Ali bin Ahmed bin Salem Al-Shanfari the position of ambassador, and he is appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Kuwait, Minister Plenipotentiary Anwar bin Ahmed bin Muhammad Muqabil is the position of Ambassador, and he is appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Sultanate of Oman and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of China, and Minister Plenipotentiary Yaqoub bin Badr bin Ali Al-Ruqaishi is the position of Ambassador, and he is appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Sultanate of Oman. Republic of Sudan.
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