Muscat, February 06, 2010, SPA -- Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said, Oman's Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers received here today Shashi Tharoor, India's Minister of State for External Affairs. At the outset of the meeting, Sayyid Fahd commended the level of the existing bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and the development it witnessed in various fields. He also stressed on the strong relations binding the two countries and the continuity of endeavors to promote cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, conversations touched on ways of activating the bilateral agreements signed between the Sultanate and India. It also dealt with a number of current regional and international issues, according to a report of Oman News Agency (ONA). --MORE 13:41 LOCAL TIME 10:41 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/745833