MUSCAT, 15 December (BelTA) - Currently the Belarusian ambassador to Egypt has a concurrent accreditation to Oman, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov told the media on the sidelines of the working visit of the Belarusian president to Oman, BelTA learned.
“If we talk about the diplomatic presence in Oman, it is too early to talk about at the moment. First of all, we have a very well-established institution of honorary consuls here. In fact, the honorary consul of Belarus in Oman really contributes a lot to bilateral projects. By the way, the former honorary consul now holds the position of the Industry Minister of Oman. The new honorary consul is a businessman from the oil and gas sector,” the minister said.
According to him, based on their capabilities, as well as the capabilities of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, we handle many issues without a diplomatic presence, using only the embassy in Cairo as needed.
“When we see that trade, economic and tourist exchanges are approaching certain levels requiring a diplomatic presence here, then we will, of course, talk about it in practical terms. If our citizens are here on a permanent basis, then it is clear that we will need a consular officer here to help them with any issues they might have. If trade and economic cooperation grows much stronger (we have reasons to believe that it will), then we should also have a trade and economic mission here,” the minister said.
“If we talk about the diplomatic presence in Oman, it is too early to talk about at the moment. First of all, we have a very well-established institution of honorary consuls here. In fact, the honorary consul of Belarus in Oman really contributes a lot to bilateral projects. By the way, the former honorary consul now holds the position of the Industry Minister of Oman. The new honorary consul is a businessman from the oil and gas sector,” the minister said.
According to him, based on their capabilities, as well as the capabilities of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, we handle many issues without a diplomatic presence, using only the embassy in Cairo as needed.
“When we see that trade, economic and tourist exchanges are approaching certain levels requiring a diplomatic presence here, then we will, of course, talk about it in practical terms. If our citizens are here on a permanent basis, then it is clear that we will need a consular officer here to help them with any issues they might have. If trade and economic cooperation grows much stronger (we have reasons to believe that it will), then we should also have a trade and economic mission here,” the minister said.
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