
Sayyid Asaad to lead delegation at GCC-ASEAN meets in Malaysia
Muscat – On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, H H Sayyid Asaad bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs and Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan, will head to Malaysia on Monday leading Oman's delegation at the GCC-ASEAN Summit and the GCC-ASEAN-China Summit. The summits will be held on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur.
H H Sayyid Asaad will be accompanied by an official delegation comprising Dr Saud Hamoud al Habsi, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, Saeed Hamood al Mawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, Dr Said Mohammed al Saqri, Minister of Economy, Sheikh Khalifa Ali al Harthy, Undersecretary for Diplomatic Affairs in Foreign Ministry, and Sheikh Abbas Ibrahim al Harthy, Ambassador of Oman to Malaysia, besides Sheikh Khalifa Hamad al Badi and Saif Ahmed al Sawafi, officials of his office.
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