His Majesty Sultan Qaboos hosted a private dinner at Bait al Baraka yesterday in honour of President Stjepan Mesic of Croatia on the occasion of his visit to the Sultanate. The dinner was attended by Royal Family members and members of the delegation accompanying the president.
As part of the visit of Croatian President Stjepan Mesić, Oman and Croatia signed at Al Alam Palace Guest House yesterday an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in tourism and another between the Omani Diplomatic Institute and the Croatian Diplomatic Academy. The signing ceremony was attended by the Croatian President. The agreement on avoidance of double taxation was signed by Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki, Minister of National Economy and Deputy Chairman of the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council, and Duro Popijac, Croatian Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship.
The agreement aims at laying out a legal framework on how to levy tax and avoid double taxation on income in both countries. The MoU on tourism was signed by Dr Rajha bint Abdulameer bin Ali, Minister of Tourism, and Duro Popijac. The MoU aims at facilitating investment in tourism projects, encouraging bilateral exchange of tourist delegations, co-operation among travel and tourism agencies and exchanging expertise in the field. The MoU on diplomatic co-operation was signed by Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Secretary-General of the Foreign Ministry, and Dr Davor Bozinovic, State Secretary for Political Affairs at the Croatian Foreign Affairs Ministry. The MoU aims at encouraging the training of diplomats, exchanging information and encouraging lecturers, researchers and students to conduct research, conferences, workshops and seminars to wide the scope of co-operation
