Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister has said that the Sultanate, under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik, strongly advocates calls for peace in the region and that Oman reaffirms its support for the Palestinian people’s legitimate aspirations of their human right to self-determination and establishment of an independent state, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Sayyid Badr made the statement as part of the Sultanate’s speech at the Arab League (AL) Council’s 154th session, in which he said, “We stick to the Arab Peace Initiative for the establishment of peace based on international charters and Security Council’s resolutions of relevance,” said Sayyid Badr.
Sayyid Badr also voiced the Sultanate’s solidarity with the people of Sudan amid the disaster brought about by floods that ravaged large swathes of the country, causing significant loss of property and life. He offered his condolences to the government of the Republic of Sudan and the brotherly Sudanese people. Wishing the injured quick recovery, he prayed that the Almighty Allah will have mercy on the deceased and grant fortitude to their families to bear the loss.
Sayyid Badr also expressed the Sultanate’s support for the Lebanese Republic and called on the international community to help in its reconstruction following the recent massive explosion that devastated the Port of Beirut.
Speaking about the Libyan crisis, Sayyid Badr stressed that the Sultanate welcomes the announcement of President Fayiz al-Sarraj about agreement among the warring parties for the implementation of an immediate ceasefire, the termination of all military operations and the drafting of arrangements for the resumption of oil exportation and management of revenues to the advantage of the Libyan people. He welcomed the declaration of an initiative to establish lasting peace and end the conflict in Libya.
Sayyid Badr also reiterated the Sultanate government’s welcome for the efforts undertaken by the government of Morocco to host Libyan factions for meetings to achieve mutual interests and establish peace and stability in the country.
The Sultanate’s speech also welcomed the blueprint of the peace accord signed recently by the Sudanese government and armed factions under the aegis of the government of South Sudan. Sayyid Badr said that the Sultanate hopes that the peace accord will pave the way for stability and development and achieve the aspirations of the people of Sudan.
On the Yemeni stalemate, Sayyid Badr called upon the international community to lend support through the efforts of the UN envoy to Yemen to bring conflicting parties to the table of negotiation. “This is the only way out of the impasse and the only hope to build a stable Yemen so that its people could enjoy peace and stability,” said Sayyid Badr.
In other statements, Sayyid Badr said that “Coronavirus (Covid-19) imposed exceptional circumstances that prevented us from holding direct meetings during the Arab League Council’s 153rd session held under the presidency of the Sultanate. I do not have the least doubt that things will get back to normal and that we will adapt and develop new methods to manage the course of life around us.” In this context, Sayyid Badr congratulated the Foreign Minister of the State of Palestine for his country’s presidency of the 154th session of the Arab League. ONA