Foreign Minister Discusses Regional
Developments with Counterparts in Arab, Friendly Countries

Muscat, 1 Mar 2026 (ONA) — Sayyid
Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, today held telephonic conversations
with counterparts in Arab and friendly countries, including Ayman Safadi,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs in the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway; Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State
for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs in the United Kingdom; and
Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and
Security Policy—Vice President of the European Commission.

The telephonic conversations dealt
with the serious developments in the region. The officials exchanged views about
ways to contain the escalation. They urged the parties concerned to exercise
restraint and revert back to dialogue and diplomacy as means of resolving the
ongoing conflict between the United States and Israel, on one hand, and the Islamic
Republic of Iran, on the other hand.

— Ends/Bishara/AG