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Oman and Brunei elevate ties with strategic partnership agreement

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Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman met Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, and the two signed a joint declaration to establish a strategic partnership, along with a mutual visa exemption agreement for officials. They discussed cooperation in energy, manufacturing and food security, which the report describes as a milestone in a friendship spanning four decades.

Oman and Brunei are both sultanates with long-standing diplomatic ties; Oman is a Gulf state on the Arabian Peninsula, while Brunei is a small sultanate on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.

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