Foreign relations of Oman

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When Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said assumed power in 1970, Oman had limited contacts with the outside world, including neighbouring Arab states. A special treaty relationship permitted the United Kingdom close involvement in Oman's civil and military affairs. Ties with the United Kingdom remained very close throughout Sultan Qaboos' reign, along with strong ties to the United States.

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The Sultanate of Oman is the oldest independent state in the Arab World. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia on the western side, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the northwest and Yemen in the southwest. Oman has two enclaves (Madha and the Musandam peninsula) within the land borders of the UAE. Oman also has maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. The Arabian Sea lies to Oman's southeast and the Gulf of Oman to the northeast. Although partially under Portuguese occupation during the 16th to mid-17th century, Oman had its own empire in East Africa from the early 18th to the mid-19th century. Oman has a population of 4.2 million (2018). Foreign expatriates are estimated to make up to 45 per cent of the population. Administratively, Oman is divided into six regions. Its national day, 18 November, is the birthday of the former Sultan, HM Qaboos bin Said Al-Said. Oman's capital is Muscat on the northern coast.

Political overview

Since 1970, Oman has pursued a moderate foreign policy and expanded its diplomatic relations dramatically. It supported the 1979 Camp David accords and was one of three Arab League states, along with Somalia and Sudan, which did not break relations with Egypt after the signing of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in 1979. During the Persian Gulf crisis[ which? ], Oman assisted the United Nations coalition effort. Oman has developed close ties to its neighbours; it joined the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council when it was established in 1980.

Oman has traditionally supported Middle East peace initiatives, as it did those in 1983. In April 1994, Oman hosted the plenary meeting of the Water Working Group of the peace process, the first Persian Gulf state to do so.

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The Sixth International Conference in support of the Palestinian Intifada, Tehran, 21 February 2017

During the Cold War period, Oman avoided relations with communist countries because of the communist support for the insurgency in Dhofar. In recent years, Oman has undertaken diplomatic initiatives in the Central Asian republics, particularly in Kazakhstan, where it is involved in a joint oil pipeline project. In addition, Oman maintains good relations with Iran, its north-eastern neighbor across the Gulf of Oman, and the two countries regularly exchange delegations. Oman is an active member in international and regional organizations, notably the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council. Its foreign policy is overseen by its Foreign Ministry.

In 2023, Oman established foreign relations with the Holy See, with a signing ceremony taking place at the in New York City. [1]

International disputes

The northern boundary with the United Arab Emirates has not been bilaterally defined; the northern section in the Musandam Peninsula is an administrative boundary.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Oman maintains diplomatic relations with:

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#CountryDate [2] [3]
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2 May 1971 [4]
2Flag of India.svg  India 25 July 1971 [5]
3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 26 August 1971 [6]
4Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 15 October 1971 [7]
5Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 14 December 1971 [8]
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia December 1971
7Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1971
8Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1 January 1972
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1 January 1972
10Flag of France.svg  France 5 January 1972 [9]
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 26 January 1972 [10]
12Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17 April 1972 [11]
13Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8 May 1972 [12]
14Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16 May 1972 [13]
15Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 11 June 1972 [14]
16Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 13 June 1972
17Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 27 June 1972 [15]
18Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10 November 1972 [16]
19Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 27 November 1972 [17]
20Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2 January 1973 [18]
21Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 10 March 1973 [19]
22Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1 April 1973 [20]
23Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1 April 1973 [21]
24Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 18 June 1973 [22]
25Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 12 September 1973 [23]
26Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1 October 1973 [24]
27Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 19 December 1973 [25]
28Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 February 1974 [26]
29Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15 March 1974 [27]
30Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 28 March 1974
31Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1 May 1974
32Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 4 May 1974 [28]
33Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 12 May 1974
34Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22 May 1974 [29]
35Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 18 June 1974 [30]
36Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3 July 1974 [31]
37Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 4 November 1974 [32]
38Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 18 December 1974 [33]
39Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 28 February 1975
40Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 31 July 1975 [34]
41Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 25 December 1975 [35]
42Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 7 January 1976
43Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 23 February 1976 [36]
44Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4 March 1976 [37]
45Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 21 January 1977
46Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 17 March 1977 [38]
47Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 16 November 1977 [39]
48Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 5 December 1977
49Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 1977
50Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25 May 1978
51Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1978
52Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1978
53Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2 March 1979
54Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9 July 1979 [40]
55Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 26 October 1979 [41]
56Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 4 February 1980
57Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 15 April 1980
58Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 30 July 1980 [42]
59Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 3 September 1980 [43]
60Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 15 September 1980
61Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 6 October 1980
62Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 1980
63Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 9 January 1981
64Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 9 January 1981 [44]
65Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 18 January 1981
66Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 February 1981 [45]
67Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 17 February 1981
68Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 17 February 1981
69Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 20 February 1981
70Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 30 March 1981 [46]
71Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 5 October 1981 [47]
72Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 15 January 1982
73Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1 June 1982
74Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 15 June 1982 [48]
75Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 9 July 1982
76Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10 December 1982 [49]
77Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 13 April 1983 [50]
78Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 24 March 1984
79Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 28 March 1984
80Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 21 February 1985 [51]
81Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 25 July 1985
82Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5 September 1985 [52]
83Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 26 September 1985
84Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 14 May 1986
85Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 27 May 1986
86Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 29 September 1986 [53]
87Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 16 December 1986
88Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 6 April 1987
89Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 8 July 1987
90Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 19 December 1987
91Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1987
92Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 21 January 1989
93Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1 March 1989
Flag of Palestine.svg  State of Palestine 23 January 1989
94Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 24 January 1990
95Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 17 June 1990
96Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 19 June 1990
97Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 28 January 1991
98Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 31 January 1991
99Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 26 September 1991 [54]
100Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 26 February 1992 [55]
101Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 22 April 1992
102Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 27 April 1992
103Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 27 April 1992
104Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 18 May 1992
105Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 19 May 1992
106Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 20 May 1992 [56]
107Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 29 May 1992
108Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 9 June 1992
109Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 25 June 1992
110Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 7 July 1992
111Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 13 July 1992
112Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 23 July 1992
113Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 5 August 1992
114Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 22 September 1992
115Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 23 September 1992
116Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 7 December 1992
117Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5 February 1993
118Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1 March 1993
119Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3 March 1993
120Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 4 May 1993
121Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 13 October 1993
122Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 25 February 1994
123Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 30 April 1994 [57]
124Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 23 May 1994
125Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 7 February 1995
126Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 October 1995 [58]
127Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 13 December 1995 [59]
128Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 28 December 1995
129Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 January 1996 [60]
130Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 17 January 1996
131Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 30 June 1997
132Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 15 September 1997
133Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda March 1998 [61]
134Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 30 November 1998
135Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 13 July 1999
136Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 9 March 2005
137Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 25 March 2005 [62]
138Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 15 November 2005
139Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 12 December 2005 [63]
140Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 3 March 2006
141Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 22 May 2006
142Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 5 October 2006
143Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 11 April 2007
144Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 15 November 2007
145Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 19 December 2007
146Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 10 March 2008
147Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 14 April 2008
148Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 16 April 2008
149Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 16 November 2009
150Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 17 March 2010
151Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 12 July 2010
152Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 14 December 2010
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 4 February 2011 [64]
153Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 20 February 2013
154Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 15 March 2013
155Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 18 March 2013
156Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 11 June 2013
157Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 29 June 2016
158Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 7 December 2016
159Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 5 June 2017
160Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 27 February 2018
161Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 16 November 2018
162Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 26 November 2018
163Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 April 2019
164Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 30 March 2022
165Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 10 January 2023
Flag of the Vatican City - 2001 version.svg  Holy See 23 February 2023
166Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 27 March 2023 [65]
167Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 19 September 2023
168Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 18 November 2023 [66]
169Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 4 March 2024 [67]
170Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 14 March 2024 [68]
171Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 2 April 2024 [69]
172Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Unknown

Bilateral relations

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 7 December 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 December 1992 [70]
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 10 March 2008Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 March 2008 [71]
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 12 December 2005Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 December 2005 [63]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 5 October 2006Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 October 2006 [72]
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 18 June 1974Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 June 1974 [30]
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 7 July 1992

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 July 1992. [73] Oman has an honorary consulate in Yerevan.

Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 19 December 1973Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 December 1973 [25]
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 13 July 1992
  • The Sultanate of Oman recognized the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan from the Soviet Union on 30 December 1991. [74]
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 July 1992 [75]
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 10 January 2023Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 January 2023 [76]
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 18 December 1974Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 December 1974 [33]
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 23 July 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 July 1992 [77]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22 May 1974Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 May 1974 when first Ambassador of Belgium to Oman, Guy Copette, presented his credentials to Sultan Qabous [29]
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 3 March 2006

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 March 2006 [78]

Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 16 November 2018Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 November 2018 [79]
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 15 March 2013Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 March 2013 [80]
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 16 December 1986Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 December 1986 [81]
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 January 1996Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 January 1996 [60]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3 July 1974Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 July 1974 [31]
  • Brazil has an embassy in Muscat.
  • Oman has an embassy in Brasília.
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 24 March 1984Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 March 1984 [82]

See Brunei–Oman relations

Brunei has an embassy in Muscat, and Oman has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan. [83] Relations have been established since 24 March 1984. Both countries are former protectorates of European powers (the British for Brunei and first the Portuguese and later the British for Oman), and both are now governed by an Islamic absolute monarchy. [83] [84] [85]

Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 5 October 1981Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 October 1981 [47]
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 3 March 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 March 1975 [86]
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cabo Verde 22 May 2006Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 May 2006 [87]
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 16 November 2009Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 November 2009 [88]
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 30 November 1998Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 November 1998 [89]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 February 1974

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 February 1974 [26]

In September 2016, Oman played an important role in securing the release of Homa Hoodfar, an Iranian-Canadian citizen and professor at Concordia University. She had been held prisoner in Iran's Evin Prison since 6 June 2016. This happened soon after a secretive meeting between Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah. [90]

Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 1 December 1973Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 December 1973 [91]
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 23 February 1976Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 February 1976 [36]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25 May 1978Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 May 1978 [92]
  • China has an embassy in Muscat.
  • Oman has an embassy in Beijing.

In June 2020, Oman was one of 53 countries that backed the Hong Kong national security law at the United Nations. [93]

Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 25 July 1985Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 July 1985 [94]
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 9 January 1981Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 January 1981 [95]
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 19 December 2007Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 December 2007 [96]
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Cote d'Ivoire 28 January 1991Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 January 1991 [97]
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 30 June 1997Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 June 1997 [98]
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 23 May 1994Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 May 1994 [99]
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 17 March 2010Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 March 2010 [100]
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 27 November 1972

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 November 1972 [17]

Oman was the only Arab state besides Sudan under Jaafar Nimeiry to maintain good relations with Anwar al Sadat after Egypt recognized Israel. An NGO which launched a probe into foreign funding of organizations in Egypt found that Oman, along with the United Arab Emirates, donated $14.1 million to the Mohamed Alaa Mubarak institute, which was named after Hosni Mubarak's grandson. [101]

Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 14 April 2008Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 April 2008 [102]
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 30 April 1994Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 April 1994 [57]
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 23 September 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 September 1992 [103]
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 18 September 2013Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 September 2013 [104]
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 7 February 1995Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 February 1995 [105]
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 12 July 2010Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 July 2010 [106]
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1 April 1973Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 April 1973 [107]
Flag of France.svg  France 5 January 1972Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 January 1972 [9]
  • France has an embassy in Muscat.
  • Oman has an embassy in Paris.
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 30 March 1981Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 March 1981 [46]
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 16 April 2008Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 April 2008 [108]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16 May 1972Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 May 1972 [13]

See Germany–Oman relations

  • Germany has an embassy in Muscat.
  • Oman has an embassy in Berlin.
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 8 March 1989Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 March 1989 [109]
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1 October 1973Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1973 [24]
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 13 October 1993Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 October 1993 [110]
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 17 January 1996Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 January 1996 [111]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20 June 1990Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 June 1990 [112]
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 26 February 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 February 1992 [55]
Flag of India.svg  India 25 July 1971Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 July 1971, when Level of Indian representation raised to Embassy [5]

See India-Oman relations India has an embassy in Muscat, Oman. The Indian consulate was opened in Muscat in February 1955, and five years later it was upgraded to a consulate general and later developed into a full-fledged embassy in 1971. The first ambassador of India arrived in Muscat in 1973. Oman established its embassy in New Delhi in 1972 and a consulate general in Mumbai in 1976.

India has been considering the construction of a 1,100-km-long underwater gas pipeline from Oman for transporting natural gas. Called the South Asia Gas Enterprise (SAGE), it will act as an alternative to the Iran–Pakistan–India pipeline. The proposed sub-sea pipeline will meet the additional gas requirement of the UAE, Oman, and India, besides easing gas transportation issues of producing countries like Turkmenistan, Iran and Qatar. The project has been slow in materialising although it was first mooted in 1985. [113] [114] [115] [116]

$5.6 bn Oman-India energy pipeline plans progressing: Fox Petroleum Group envisions a roughly five-year timeframe for the execution of the pipeline project. [117]

Ajay Kumar, the chairman and managing director of Fox Petroleum, based in New Delhi, which is an associate company of Fox Petroleum FZC in the UAE, said that Mr Modi had "fired the best weapon of economic development and growth". "He has given a red carpet for global players to invest in India," Mr Kumar added. "It will boost all sectors of industry – especially for small-scale manufacturing units and heavy industries too. Ajay Kumar, chairman and managing director of Fox Petroleum, said, “In the last few years, deepsea gas pipeline technology has matured. Since India has serious security concerns with regard to pipeline projects over land, a deepsea pipeline is probably the most promising option. This 1,600-kilometer OIMPP project intends to transport 8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas to India over a period of 20 years. The pipeline is planned to be about 1,300 kilometers long in Phase I, and 300 kilometers more to connect Mumbai, laid at a depth of 3,400 meters below the seabed. It will connect the Middle East Compression Station near Oman with the receiving terminal near Gujarat.”

A week prior to the Iran-P5+1 Framework Agreement, Fox Petroleum issued a proposal for the construction of the Oman-India Multi-Purpose Pipeline (OIMPP), a deep water pipeline system to transport Iranian natural gas via Oman to a receiving terminal on the coast of India's Gujarat state. Costing an estimated $5.6 billion, the 1,600 km pipeline would transport 8 trillion cubic meters over a 20-year period. Citing recent advances in deep-sea pipeline technology, Fox Petroleum's chairman asserted that gas imports to India via OIMPP would be less expensive than India's LNG imports by $1.5–2 per million BTU. The same pipeline system could also be used to transport natural gas from Qatar to India, thereby creating a nexus of Persian Gulf natural gas suppliers oriented toward supplying the world's fast growing major economy. And, as Modi intimated in Ashgabat the potential would even exist for Turkmenistan to export its gas to India across Iran and via the undersea pipeline.

Source: [117] [118] [119] [120] [121] [122]

Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1 January 1978Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 January 1978 [123]
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 26 August 1971See Iran–Oman relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 August 1971 [6]

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 26 January 1972Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 January 1972 [10]
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 27 May 1986Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 May 1986 [124]
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8 May 1972Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 May 1972 [12]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 27 April 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 April 1992 [125]
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4 March 1976Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 March 1976 [37]

See Kenya–Oman relations

  • Kenya has an embassy in Muscat.
  • Oman has an embassy in Nairobi.
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 9 March 2005Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 March 2005 [126]
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5 February 1993Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 February 1993 [127]
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2 January 1973Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 January 1973 [18]
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 22 September 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 September 1992 [128]
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 15 September 1980Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 September 1980 [129]
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 29 June 2016Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 June 2016 [130]
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 7 December 2016Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 December 2016 [131]
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 15 January 1982See Malaysia–Oman relations

Malaysia and Oman established diplomatic relations on 15 January 1982. [132] Since that, bilateral trade between Malaysia and Oman stood at nearly RM500 million during January–October 2010, with Malaysia's main exports to Oman being edible oil, machinery, appliances and parts, wood products, electrical and electronic products.

Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 20 February 1981Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 February 1981 [133]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 31 July 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 July 1975 [34]

See Mexico–Oman relations

  • Mexico is accredited to Oman from its embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and maintains an honorary consulate in Muscat. [134]
  • Oman is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States and maintains an honorary consulate in Mexico City. [135]
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 25 June 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 June 1992 [136]
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 20 February 2013Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 February 2013 [137]
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 27 April 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 April 1992 [138]
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 11 April 2007Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 April 2007 [139]
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 10 March 1973Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 March 1973 [19]
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 4 May 1993Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 May 1993 [140]
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 14 December 2010Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 December 2010 [141]
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 27 February 2018Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 February 2018 [142]
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 21 January 1977Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 January 1977 [143]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5 September 1985Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 September 1985 [52]
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 26 September 1991Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 September 1991 [54]
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 3 September 1980Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 September 1980 [43]
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 8 January 1981Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 January 1981 [144]
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 28 December 1995Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 December 1995 [145]
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 15 April 1980Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 April 1980 [146]
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 15 October 1971Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 October 1971, when Pakistani Consulate-General in Muscat upgraded to Embassy [7]

See Oman–Pakistan relations

The relationship between Islamabad and Muscat is warm, because it is the nearest Arab country to Pakistan and the fact that some 30% of Omanis are of Balochi origin from Pakistan's Balochistan province, having settled in Oman over a hundred years ago. In 1958 Gwadar was part of Oman but was transferred to Pakistan in that year.

Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 25 February 1994Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1994 [147]
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 15 November 2005Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 November 2005 [148]
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 14 May 1986Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 May 1986 [149]
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 6 October 1980Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 October 1980 [150]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 24 January 1990Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 January 1990 [151]
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 26 October 1979Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 October 1979 [41]
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 27 June 1972See Oman–Qatar relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 June 1972 [15]

  • Oman has an embassy in Doha.
  • Qatar has an embassy in Muscat.
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1 May 1974Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 May 1974 [152]
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 26 September 1985See Oman–Russia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 September 1985 [153]

  • Oman has an embassy Moscow.
  • Russia has an embassy in Muscat.
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 28 March 1984Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 March 1984 [154]
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 April 2019Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 April 2019 [155]
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  Sao Tome and Principe 15 September 1997Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 September 1997 [156]
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 14 December 1971See Oman–Saudi Arabia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 December 1971 [8]

  • Oman has an embassy in Riyadh and a consulate in Jeddah.
  • Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Muscat.
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 25 December 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 December 1975 [35]
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 4 May 1974Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 May 1974 [28]
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 13 April 1983Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 April 1983 [50]
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10 December 1982Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 December 1982 [49]
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 21 February 1985Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 February 1985 [51]
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3 March 1993Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 March 1993 [157]
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 13 December 1995Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 December 1995 [59]
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 19 September 2023Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 September 2023 [158]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 October 1995Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 October 1995 [58]
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 28 March 1974

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 March 1974 [159]

The Republic of Korea-Oman Agreement on the mutual waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, official, special and service passports came into effect on 11 April 2015. The agreement allowed citizens of the two countries with valid diplomatic, official, special, or service passports to stay in each other's territories without visa for up to 90 days. The agreement was made to help promote inter-governmental and people-to-people exchanges as well as substantive cooperation between the two countries. [160]

Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 11 June 2013Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 June 2013 [161]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10 November 1972Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 November 1972 [16]

See Oman–Spain relations

  • Oman has an embassy in Madrid.
  • Spain has an embassy in Muscat.
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 17 February 1981Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 February 1981 [162]
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 13 July 1999Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 July 1999 [163]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15 March 1974Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 March 1974 [27]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 12 September 1973Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 September 1973 [23]
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 15 November 2007Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 November 2007 [164]
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 9 January 1981Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 January 1981 [44]
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 30 July 1980Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 July 1980 [42]
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 30 March 2022Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 March 2022 [165]
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 5 June 2017Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 June 2017 [166]
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 27 March 2023Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 March 2023 [65]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 18 June 1973Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 June 1973 [22]
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 29 May 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 May 1992 [167]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 19 May 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 May 1992 [168]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1 April 1973See Oman–United Arab Emirates relations

Both countries established full diplomatic relations on 1 April 1973 [21]

In December 2010, Oman discovered a spy network operated by the United Arab Emirates which collected information on Oman's military and government. They were reportedly interested in who would replace Qaboos as his heir and about Oman's relations with Iran. [169] [170] Kuwait mediated in the dispute. [171]

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 28 June 1971Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 June 1971, when announcement that Oman and Her Majesty's Government have agreed to raise the level of representation to Embassy [172]

See Oman–United Kingdom relations

Relations between the United Kingdom and Oman are strong and strategic. [173] In April 2010 the government of Oman stated that it wanted to buy Eurofighter Typhoons from the UK. [173] The United Kingdom has an embassy in Mina al Fahal [174] and Oman has an embassy in London. [175]

The Dhofar Rebellion was launched in the province of Dhofar against the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and United Kingdom from 1962 to 1975. It ended with intervention of Iranian Imperial Forces and defeat of the rebels, but the state of Oman had to be radically reformed and modernized to cope with the campaign.

Queen Elizabeth II visited Oman in November 2010 to commemorate Oman's 40th National Day and take part in the tremendous celebrations in the Country. This was her second visit to the Sultanate (first being in 1979).

Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17 April 1972Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 April 1972 [11]

See Oman–United States relations

In 1974 and April 1983, Sultan Qaboos of Oman made state visits to the United States. Vice President George H. Bush visited Oman in 1984 and 1986, and President Bill Clinton visited briefly in March 2000. Vice President Dick Cheney visited Oman in 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2008. In March 2005, the U.S. and Oman launched negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement that were successfully concluded in October 2005. The FTA was signed on 19 January 2006, and is pending implementation.

Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 22 April 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 April 1992 [176]
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 18 November 2023Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 November 2023 [66]
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 9 June 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 June 1992 [177]
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2 June 1982Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 June 1982 [178]
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 15 June 1982Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 June 1982 [48]

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Oman does not have diplomatic relations with the following:

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