Pompeo to visit Oman, hold key talks
Michael R Pompeo, US Secretary of State, will travel to Oman as part of his trip to Germany, Senegal, Angola, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia from February 13 to 22.
Pompeo will travel to the Middle East at the end of his trip and visit Riyadh from February 19-21 to discuss regional and bilateral issues - including Iran, Yemen, and human rights - with the Saudi leadership.
He will then travel to Oman to express his condolences on the death of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and meet with the government officials to un
derscore the US’ steadfast partnership with Oman.
Pompeo’s trip will begin on
Friday, February 14, from Germany where he will lead the US delegation to the Munich Security Conference.
In Munich, he will deliver remarks at the conference and meet his counterparts and key leaders to discuss security priorities.
The secretary will then travel to Dakar, Senegal from February 15-16, where he will meet with President Macky Sall and Foreign Minister Amadou Ba to discuss how to deepen strong security and economic partnership.
The secretary will travel to Luanda, Angola on February 17, where he will meet with President Joao Lourenço and Foreign Minister Manuel Augusto to reaffirm US support for Angola’s anti-corruption and democratisation efforts. He will also meet with economic stakeholders and the business community to discuss the fight against corruption, and growing bilateral trade and investment opportunities.
Following Luanda, the secretary will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from February 17-19. He will meet Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President SahleWork Zewde to discuss efforts to promote regional security and to support Ethiopia’s historic political and economic reform agenda. Secretary Pompeo will also meet African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and deliver remarks.