The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the proposed Free Trade Agreement between India and Oman, clearing the way for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his visit to the Gulf nation next week. The meeting was chaired by the Prime Minister.

The approval comes ahead of the Prime Minister’s three-nation tour to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman from December 15 to 18, a visit expected to strengthen India’s economic and strategic engagement across West Asia and Africa. The Prime Minister will travel to Oman on December 17 and 18 at the invitation of Sultan Haitham bin Tarik. This will be his second visit to the country and coincides with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

India and Oman share a long-standing

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