Oman to open embassy in West Bank
- Last updated: June 26, 2019 | 13:43
Steven Mnuchin (left), Bahrain CP Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Jared Kushner.
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The sultanate of Oman has announced it will open an embassy in the West Bank, in the city of Ramallah. The announcement comes as Bahrain hosts a summit on a US Mideast peace plan by the Trump administration, focusing on the Palestinian economy.
A tweet from the Omani Foreign Ministry on Wednesday announced the embassy plans. The ministry says the decision comes "in continuation of the sultanate's support for the Palestinian people."
Reuters