Oman foreign minister meets PM, Sushma

Both took stock of various aspects of bilateral relations, including political, economic, defence, security and people-to-people linkages and agreed to further strengthen these.

Abdullah invited Sushma Swaraj to visit Oman at an early date to which she agreed. Dates would be decided through diplomatic channels, the statement said.

The two leaders also discussed enhancing project exports from India to Oman.

In 2013, Indian companies bagged contracts worth $1.25 billion in Oman.

Both the ministers felt that this trend should continue. They agreed to convene the India-Oman Joint Commission at an early date during the year so as to provide further impetus to the growing economic and commercial engagement.