Boost to relations with Austria
MUSCAT — Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud al Busaidy, Secretary-general of the Foreign Ministry received in his office here yesterday Dr Wolfgang Waldner, State Secretary for European and International Affairs in Austria.
The meeting exchanged views on the bilateral relations march and fields of the existing bilateral co-operation, besides touching on a number of developments and regional and international issues of common concern.
The meeting was attended by Talib bin Miran al Raeesi, Head of the Economic Affairs Sector, a number of officials at the specialised departments at the Foreign Ministry, Dr Johannes Wimmer, appointed Ambassador of Austria to the Sultanate and resident in Riyadh and the delegation accompanying the guest.
Later, Dr Wolfgang and his delegation yesterday visited the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Exports Development (PAIPED).
During the visit, the Austrian Minister was briefed on the investment atmosphere in the Sultanate and the joint elements between the economy of the two countries, in addition to the most important facilities and support rendered by PAIPED for the investor in the Sultanate and the most existing projects, promising investment areas and industrial estates in the Sultanate, besides the available investment opportunities during the coming years in various fields, such as infrastructure services, commodity production sector, productions services and other development sectors.
Dr Wolfgang stressed the importance of this visit which comes within the framework of enhancing the economic and trade relations by utilising these
projects to serve the two countries and setting up strategic partnerships in economic and investment areas. — ONA
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