Heritage Minister to open meet on historic UK-Oman ties

Muscat: His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tareq Al Said, Minister of Heritage and Culture will preside, tomorrow over the activities of the 7th international conference on British-Omani Relations between the 17th century to the 19th century and its accompanying exhibition.
The conference will be organised by the National Records and Archives Authority (NRAA) and will continue to October 10, while the documentary exhibition will continue to October 12.
The event will focus on the historic and cultural relation between Oman and other countries in general; and with Britain in particular from the 17th century to the 19th century, said Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Dhawyani, chairman of the National Records and Archives Authority (NRAA).
The conference represents a significant enrichment of the historic and cultural aspects, he said. It also sheds light on the beginning of the Omani-British relations, he added.
The higher committee for the conference comprised academics, researchers and experts. The committee is also assigned to review abstracts and research and providing opinion on related matters.
The committee has accepted over 40 research papers to be presented during the conference.
The research to be presented during the event will be published in a book to be released by the National Records and Archives Authority (NRAA).