India signs four key defence agreements with Oman

In order to deepen their ties, India and Oman has signed four key agreements in the critical sector with focus on enhancing military cooperation. The pacts were signed during the recent visit of India’s Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to Oman. The agreements included defence co-operation, marine crime prevention, maritime issues and flight safety information exchange.

Defence Minister during his visit discussed all aspects of bilateral defence cooperation including enhanced military to military exchanges, besides, both sides also exchanged views on regional developments of mutual interest. It was agreed that the two sides would further expand and consolidate their ongoing bilateral defence cooperation.

Further, Parrikar reiterated the high importance that India attaches to its strategic partnership with Oman and further conveyed his appreciation at the continued support rendered by Oman for the Operational Turnaround (OTR) of Indian Navy ships for anti-piracy patrols as well as technical support for landing and overflight of IAF planes.