“We, in the Sultanate of Oman appreciate and respect the Republic of India and its people for their continuous contribution in the construction and development being witnessed by the sultanate,” he said while visiting the Sultan Qaboos Library at the Islamic Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday. Macki is currently on an official visit to India.
“Despite the different religions and political parties in the Republic of India, it is a country that enjoys much respect and appreciation from all nations because of its political and social security and stability,” he said.
Macki toured the library and familiarised himself with the services it rendered. The library contains collections of books on Oman and Islam and Islamic scripts covering a host of topics such as culture, science, geography and history.
Also on Tuesday, the Omani minister conferred with Namo Narain Meena, India’s Minister of State for Finance, during which he underlined bilateral economic and investment cooperation and the potential to further bolster ties. He noted that Oman was making big investments in the industrial, IT and communication sectors which, he said, had largely contributed to expanding Oman-India cooperation. He said the sultanate was envisaging a sizeable increase in investments in new projects in the next Five Year Plan to be launched next year. These projects, Macki said, “will generate jobs and demand for Indian workforce, which has significantly contributed to the implementation of construction projects throughout the last forty years.”
