Wednesday 29 / October / 2025
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Azerbaijan held an official session of talks in Muscat on Wednesday.
The session discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries in the political, economic, cultural and educational fields.
It also reviewed regional and international developments of mutual interest.
The Omani side was chaired by Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, while the Azerbaijani side was chaired by Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The two sides emphasised the importance of sustaining diplomatic efforts to back regional security and stability.
They also affirmed their countries’ keenness to expand cooperation and partnership across various fields, diversify their common interests for mutual benefit, and continue holding regular consultations on various regional and global issues and challenges.
During the session, the two sides signed an agreement on mutual visas waiver for holders of diplomatic, special and service passports.
It aims to facilitate the movement of official passport holders between the two countries. Additionally, a memorandum of understanding was signed for cooperation in the consular field, aimed at enhancing coordination on matters related to citizen affairs and developing frameworks for consular cooperation.
The session was attended by Sheikh Ahmed Hashil Al Maskari, Head of the GCC and Regional Neighbourhood Department at the Foreign Ministry and Rashad Ismayilov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Sultanate of Oman, along with several officials from both sides.
