Safadi, Oman counterpart talk ties, region

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, in a phone call on Thursday, discussed bolstering bilateral ties with Badr Busaidi, Oman's Foreign Minister.

The ministers stressed expanding cooperation in a number of sectors to further the “brotherly relations fostered by His Majesty King Abdullah and his brother Sultan Haitham”, according to a Foreign Ministry’s statement.

Talks also went over regional developments, primarily focusing on taking joint action to serve pan-Arab interests, ensure peace and stability and resolve regional issues, foremost of which is the Palestinian cause according to the two-state solution which comes in accordance with the international law and the Arab Peace Initiative.