Monday 07 / April / 2025
Thimphu: The Sultanate of Oman has explored prospects for cooperation with the Kingdom of Bhutan in the technology-based developmental project of GMC ("Gelephu Mindfulness City).
A meeting to this effect was held in Thimphu city on Monday between an Omani team and the GMC project representatives.
The Omani side at the meeting included Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, and Abdul Salam Mohammed Al Murshidi, Chairman of Oman Investment Authority (OIA).
The meeting was attended by Liew Mun Leong, CEO of GMCA, the project developer.
GMC project, one of Bhutan's most outstanding development initiatives, seeks to establish an integrated smart city that combines innovation, sustainability and knowledge-based economy.
The project focuses on attracting investments in the sectors of advanced technology, education, healthcare and hospitality.
The two sides expressed interest in exploring opportunities for cooperation and partnership through this project. The Omani side lauded the project’s vision, noting that it could constitute a new platform for quality partnerships between investment parties in the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Bhutan.
The meeting was attended by Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Hinai, Ambassador-at-Large (at the Foreign Ministry), Issa Saleh Al Shaibani, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Republic of India, Ambassador-Designate to the Kingdom of Bhutan, and other officials from the two countries.
