Oman to take part in Tunisia meeting
Tunis: The Sultanate of Oman will participate in the 42nd meeting of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, which will be held in Tunisian capital Tunis on Sunday. Oman's delegation is headed by Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidy, Minister of Interior, who arrived in the Tunisian capital on Friday.
Upon his arrival at Tunis Carthage International Airport, the minister and his accompanying delegation were received by Khaled al Nouri, Minister of Interior of Tunisia, Dr Mohammed Ali Koman, Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, and Dr Hilal bin Abdullah al Sinani, Ambassador of Oman to Tunisia.
The meeting will discuss a number of topics on security cooperation, enhancing stability in the region and other topics included on the agenda of the ministerial meeting.
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