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ISRAEL, OMAN SIGN AGREEMENT FOR OPENING TRADE OFFICES
(Communicated by Foreign Ministry Spokesman)
Jerusalem, 28 January 1996
Israel and Oman signed an agreement last night (Saturday), 27.01.96, on
the reciprocal opening of trade representative offices. The agreement,
signed in Muscat, is the first to permit the opening of an Israeli mission
in the Persian Gulf. The signing ceremony took place during a visit to
Oman by a Foreign Ministry delegation headed by Deputy Director-General
Yoav Biran of the Division for Peace and the Middle East, and the Director
of the Foreign Ministry Director-General's Bureau, Rafael Barak. The
delegation was received by Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf Bin Alawi.
Oman has supported the peace process since the Camp David Accords and the
peace treaty with Egypt and at the water conference in the framework of
the multilateral talks, which took place in Oman. Late Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin visited Oman and met with Sultan Qaboos in November 1994,
and Prime Minister Shimon Peres has met with the Omani foreign minister
several times.
Oman believes that the current step will lead to continued progress in the
peace process, and increased stability in the region. The Israeli mission
in Muscat will begin operating in the next few days, after the appointment
of the chief Israeli representative is approved. The primary role of the
Israeli trade office will be to develop reciprocal economic and trade
relations with Oman, as well as cooperation in the spheres of water,
agriculture, medicine, and communications.
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