Israeli PM Netanyahu makes rare visit to Oman. PHOTO: REUTERS
Oman relies on the United States and efforts by President Donald Trump in working towards this "deal of the century" (Middle East peace), Alawi bin Abdullah told a security summit in Bahrain a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Oman.
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Bahrain's foreign minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa voiced support for Oman over the sultanate's role in trying to secure Israeli-Palestinian peace, while Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Adel al Jubeir said the kingdom believes the key to normalising relations with Israel was the peace process.
חזרתי היום לישראל בתום ביקור מדיני רשמי בעומאן, שם נפגשתי עם שליט עומאן הסולטן קאבוס בן סעיד.
— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) October 26, 2018
רעייתי ואני הוזמנו לביקור על-ידי שליט עומאן הסולטן קאבוס בן סעיד, לאחר מגעים ממושכים שהתנהלו בין המדינות. זה המפגש הרשמי הראשון בדרג זה, מאז שנת 1996 pic.twitter.com/9tVHdIzmOb
הביקור הוא צעד משמעותי ביישום המדיניות שהתוותי להידוק הקשרים עם מדינות האזור, תוך מינוף יתרונותיה של ישראל בביטחון, בטכנולוגיה ובכלכלה pic.twitter.com/sjWMFQXRuF
— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) October 26, 2018
Netanyahu's rare visit to Oman came days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas paid a three-day visit to the Gulf country and also met Omani leader Sultan Qaboos. Netanyahu was accompanied on Friday by senior officials, including the head of the Mossad intelligence agency and his national security adviser.
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Bin Alawi said "Israel is a state present in the region, and we all understand this, the world is also aware of this fact and maybe it is time for Israel to be treated the same and also bear the same obligations."
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