Tuesday 06 / May / 2025
Brussels: The third high-level officials’ meeting between the Sultanate of Oman and the European Union was held in Brussels today to explore avenues for strengthening cooperation across various fields of mutual interest, including trade, investment, fisheries exports, education, training, renewable green energy, as well as environmental and tourism collaboration.
The Omani delegation was chaired by Ambassador Munthir Mahfoudh Al Mandhari, Head of the Europe Department at the Foreign Ministry, while the European side was represented by Anna-Maria Panagiotakopoulou, Head of the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Regional Policies Division at the European External Action Service.
The meeting was attended by Ru’aa Issa Al Zadjali, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of Mission to the European Union, alongside representatives from several Omani government bodies and officials from the European External Action Service and the European Commission.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Ambassador Al Mandhari met with Michael Karnitschnig, Deputy Director-General and Head of the Gulf Office at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for the Middle East and Gulf.
Discussions during the meeting focused on bilateral relations between Oman and the European Union and ways to enhance them to serve the joint interests.
