Muscat: Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) today organized an Omani-Libyan business forum on the sidelines of a visit being made to the Sultanate of Oman by a Libyan trade delegation. The forum was held at the headquarters of the OCCI in Muscat under the auspices of Eng. Hamoud Salim Al Saadi, Second Deputy Chairman of the OCCI Board of Directors.

According to Oman News Agency, the forum explored means of consolidating economic partnerships and opportunities of commercial exchange in both countries. It targeted investors, producers, exporters, importers, and wholesale companies across vital sectors, including food security, construction, medical equipment supplies, energy generation, information technology, electrical equipment, oil services, training, and the media.

Al Saadi stated that the forum embodies the depth of relations between the Sultanate of Oman and the state of Libya and reflects the two countries’ shared commitment to economic and commercial cooperation through their respective publ
ic and private sectors. He emphasized that the forum formed a strategic platform for expanding the scopes of joint investment in vital economic sectors that constitute key drivers of economic growth.

Al Arif Al Qajiji, head of the Libyan delegation, noted that the forum marks a phase of deeper cooperation between the business communities in both countries and embodies the two sides’ ambition to establish sustainable economic relations. Al Qajiji affirmed the Libyan Businessmen Council’s commitment to facilitate cooperation, exchange expertise, and promote opportunities for the establishment of joint investment projects that serve the economies of both countries.