The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its thanks and appreciation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chairman of the Ghandi Peace Prize’s adjudication committee, and other members of the jury, for the conferment of the 2019 prize on His late Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Bin Taimour.

The Foreign Ministry said the Indian initiative was in recognition of His late Majesty Sultan Qaboos’s support for peace and the settlement of regional disputes and conflicts by peaceful means.

The Ministry added that the initiative also reflects appreciation of the late Sultan’s wise leadership of the modern renaissance march and his role in upgrading the Sultanate’s relations with the countries of the world and with the friendly Republic of India.

The Ministry also reaffirmed the depth of friendly relations between the Sultanate and India and the strong ties between the wise leaderships of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik and President Ram Nath Kovind of India.