RIYADH — The Sultanate of Oman Ambassador Sayeed Faisal Bin Turki Al Saeed has reaffirmed that the visit of Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, his first foreign state visit, is a proof of the two countries leaders wisdom and far sightedness, in dealing with regional as well as international events. This is in addition to approaching a new stage to raise the level of integration, in the political, security, military, economic, development and human resources" domains. In a press statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Ambassador hailed the profound bilateral relations and concordance between the Kingdom"s Vision 2030 and Oman"s Vision 2040, as they share numerous factors that would contribute to hastening the aspirations and cooperation in several fields and programs. He said that relations between the Omani and Saudi peoples are distinct as they are characterized by strength and historical authenticity based on the unity of fraternity, religion and good neighborhood, pointing to the significance of consolidating cooperation at cultural, tourist and sports levels, remarkably with the aspiration of the two peoples towards progress in these fields. Dr. Al-Mahrami reasserts importance of developing Saudi-Omani relations Meanwhile, a member of Omani State Council, who is also professor of Financial Science, at the Economy Section of Sultan Qabos University Dr. Saeed bin Mubarak Al-Mahrami has reasserted the importance of developing Saudi-Omani bilateral relations and enhancing their cooperation. Such steps would fall in line with economic partnerships and maintaining their resilience, despite challenges and varying circumstances in the region, he added. Pointing to the upcoming visit of Sultan Haitham to Saudi Arabia, he said it would take place in the context of consolidating well established historical and fraternal relations between the leaderships for the two sisterly countries, expanding the prospects of joint cooperation and means to promote them in various domains, and securing the interest and prosperity for the peoples of the two countries. — SPA