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PM Narendra Modi congratulates Oman's new Sultan Sayyid Haitham

| @indiablooms | Jan 13, 2020, at 04:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi has congratulated Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq al Said, on taking over as Sultan of Oman.

"I heartily congratulate HM Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq al Said on taking over as Sultan of Oman. I am confident that under his leadership, Oman will continue to progress and prosper and contribute to global peace," Modi said.

"India has millennia old relations with Oman. We look forward to working hand in hand with HM Sayyid Haitham to further strengthen our strategic partnership", PM tweeted. 

In a change in the political paradigm of the country, 66-year-old Haitham bin Tariq succeeded his cousin Qaboos bin Said.

Qaboos passed away on Jan 10.

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