Oman and Pakistan review cooperation at eighth joint commission
Oman and Pakistan held their eighth joint ministerial session in Islamabad, chaired by Badr Albusaidi and Ishaq Dar. The talks covered trade, energy, ports and security, alongside wider institutional cooperation. Oman’s foreign ministry emphasized practical follow-up, while Pakistani accounts described cooperation documents exchanged after the session. The ministers also voiced support for regional dialogue.
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Albusaidi and Dar chair the Islamabad session
Oman and Pakistan held the eighth session of their Joint Ministerial Commission in Islamabad on 14 October. The bilateral forum was co-chaired by Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar. The participants reviewed relations and discussed opportunities to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. The session brought their economic, institutional and security priorities before the same ministerial forum.[1], [2]
Oman’s foreign ministry said the agenda covered trade, investment, energy, ports, security and defence. Industry, agriculture, finance, oil and gas, logistics, food security and tourism were also discussed. The two sides explored partnerships between public institutions and private businesses, alongside labour and consular matters and cooperation in education, civil aviation, climate, media and culture.[2]
Dar calls for practical follow-up
Dar called for institutional follow-up on the commission’s work so that its understandings could become practical steps. Albusaidi described the relationship as rooted in historical, geographical, commercial, maritime and people-to-people connections. He presented the meeting as an opportunity to turn existing possibilities into results. Both ministers emphasized continuing cooperation rather than announcing that the full agenda had already been implemented.[2]
The Pakistani account of the concluding ceremony described six cooperation documents, including the commission protocol, archives cooperation and visa exemptions for diplomatic, special, official and service passport holders. Other memorandums concerned broadcasting, information technology and telecommunications, and news exchange. Those passport categories define the announced exemption; ordinary passport holders were not given a general visa-free entitlement.[1]
Ministers support dialogue on regional disputes
Albusaidi praised Pakistan’s efforts to create space for dialogue between Iran and the United States. Dar commended Oman’s approach to relations with neighbouring countries. During the same visit, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received Albusaidi and described Oman as an important maritime neighbour. Sharif welcomed the commission session and praised Oman’s emphasis on diplomacy. Albusaidi, in turn, expressed appreciation for Pakistani efforts to ease regional tensions. These were the participating governments’ assessments of their diplomatic roles.[1], [2]
