His Majesty the Sultan of Oman will pay a state visit to Belgium at the invitation of Their Majesties the King and Queen. This visit will reflect the excellent relations between the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Belgium, and will constitute an important step in strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between our two countries. The program will include three components: a protocol and diplomatic component, a component focused on port and energy cooperation and a component devoted to cultural cooperation, defense, the biopharmaceutical sector and space.
The day of December 3 will begin with a welcome ceremony on the Place des Palais in Brussels. It will continue with a working lunch between the King, Queen and Sultan and a visit to Brussels City Hall. It will finally close with a state banquet at the Château de Laeken. On the morning of December 4, the King and the Sultan will go to the Port House in Antwerp for an exchange on port and energy cooperation that exists between different partners of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the Port of Duqm and their prospects for ‘future. The Port of Antwerp-Bruges is an active pioneer in the hydrogen sector and aims to occupy a leading position as a European center for importing green energy from countries with a surplus of wind and solar energy, like Oman. In February 2022, the King and Queen made an official visit to Oman as part of the Belgian-Omani cooperation on green hydrogen.
The state visit will end with a thematic lunch at the Queen Elisabeth Musical Chapel in Waterloo on the themes of defence, the biopharmaceutical sector and space.
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