New Delhi: In a landmark growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tarik, have revealed an formidable proposal to recreate a historic maritime voyage, reviving historic commerce routes between India and Oman. The leaders fondly recalled the wealthy historical past of maritime commerce that facilitated the alternate of products and concepts for hundreds of years.
“PM Modi and Sultan of Oman recalled the lengthy historical past of maritime commerce between India and Oman, enabling the alternate of products and concepts throughout millennia. They mirrored on the numerous position performed by dhows in facilitating commerce and cultural exchanges, contributing to a longstanding and enriching historical past of interplay between the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Oman,” a joint assertion learn.
The tentative plan outlines a journey that may see the ship setting sail from the port of Mandvi in Gujarat to Muscat, with the anticipated timeline set for someday in 2025-26. Additional voyages to different areas are additionally into consideration.
The leaders appreciated a proposal by the Ministry of Tradition, Authorities of India, to recreate a maritime voyage of a stitched ship, crafted with historic knowhow in India. The tentative plan is for the ship to sail from the port of Mandvi in Gujarat to Muscat someday in 2025-26, adopted by additional voyages to different areas, the joint assertion added.
Each leaders expressed confidence that this maritime voyage would “highlight the traditional and historic connections between India and Oman, thereby strengthening the bedrock of mutual belief and people-to-people ties between the 2 nations,” the assertion additionally learn.
On the invitation of the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman, paid his maiden state go to to India on December 16, 2023. Sultan Haitham bin Tarik was accorded a ceremonial welcome on the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu hosted a banquet dinner in honour of the Oman Sultan.
This go to is of particular significance because it marks the Sultanate of Oman’s Sultan’s first go to to India in over 25 years for the reason that late Sultan Qaboos’ go to in 1997. His Majesty’s go to follows the go to of the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, to the Sultanate of Oman in February 2018, the joint assertion additionally mentioned.
PM Modi and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik held closed consultations adopted by delegation-level talks on Saturday. The conferences had been marked by nice heat and friendliness. The 2 leaders expressed satisfaction on the glorious state of bilateral relations, which have stood the take a look at of time, evolving into a robust and enduring partnership constructed on historic ties, mutual belief and respect, and shared pursuits, it added.
The 2 leaders famous with satisfaction the continued alternate of high-level visits, which have helped obtain progress within the numerous areas of cooperation. Each leaders additionally held discussions on your complete gamut of bilateral cooperation, together with political and safety cooperation, defence, commerce, vitality safety and renewables, healthcare, schooling, tradition, and people-to-people relations.
On the sidelines of the go to, an India-Oman Joint Commemorative Postage Stamp was launched, symbolising the long-standing cultural and people-to-people relationship between the 2 nations. The Joint Postage Stamp depicts conventional people dances, artfully showcasing the cultural heritage of India and Oman and might be cherished by each philatelists and artwork lovers in each nations.
Sultan Haitham bin Tarik additionally expressed his gratitude to India for extending an invite to the Sultanate to take part within the G20 as a particular visitor nation. He additionally appreciated India for the profitable organisation of the G20 Summit and two editions of the Voice of International South Summit, acknowledging India’s position in facilitating a platform for world cooperation and discussions on vital worldwide points.
The Sultan of Oman additionally counseled India and Prime Minister Modi for the outstanding achievement of India’s G20 Presidency in bringing collectively and uniting nations with various worldviews and priorities to culminate within the adoption of the landmark New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration, in accordance with the joint assertion. In the course of the ongoing go to, as many as six MoUs had been signed.
Each leaders expressed their confidence within the ample scope for the additional growth of bilateral relations. Sultan Haitham bin Tarik thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the nice and cozy and beneficiant hospitality of the federal government and the individuals of India. His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik additionally prolonged a cordial invitation to Prime Minister Modi to go to the Sultanate of Oman, the joint assertion learn.
