Omani Foreign Minister Calls on DFA Secretary Lazaro

Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Bin Hamood Albusaidi and  Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro during the courtesy call by the Omani Foreign Minister on 14 July  2025. (Photo credits to Maria Vanessa Ubac of DFA-OPD)

MANILA 18 July 2025 – The Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman, Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Bin Hamood Albusaidi, called on the Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, on 14 July 2025 at the DFA Temporary Headquarters in Double Dragon Tower.

During the call, Foreign Minister Albusaidi and Secretary Lazaro discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations between the Philippines and Oman, through engagements in various areas of cooperation such as trade and investments, health, among others.

Earlier on 12 July 2025, the Foreign Minister was in Cebu for the Cebu-Oman Investment Forum attended by around 30 business persons from Oman and approximately 30 representatives of the Philippine business sector.

Secretary Lazaro looked forward to a more robust engagement with the country, which the Philippines has enjoyed dynamic diplomatic relations with for 45 years. 

After the meeting, Secretary Lazaro and Foreign Minister Albusaidi signed the Memorandum of Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the Sultanate of Oman on Mutual Visa Exemption for Passport Holders of Diplomatic, Special, Service and Official Passports, which would facilitate entry to both countries of holders of such passports, with the aim to enhance mutual mobility and strengthen existing cooperation between the two countries. END

Hon. Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Bin Hamood Albusaidi, Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman, during the signing ceremony of the PH-Oman Visa Waiver Agreement on 14 July  2025. (Photo credits to Maria Vanessa Ubac of DFA-OPD)