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Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said of Oman, successor of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, who died late on Friday night. Image Credit: File

Riyadh: Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tariq will embark on his first visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the official media in Riyadh has confirmed.

He was invited by Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, according to a Saudi Press Agency (SPA) report on Friday,

The visit aims to strengthen the historical relations between the leaderships of the two countries and expand areas of joint cooperation and ways to develop it in various fields for the benefit and development of the Omani and Saudi peoples.

The Sultan’s visit to the Kingdom will be his first foreign trip since becoming Oman’s leader in January 2020.