The relations between the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

and

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

are strong and strategic. The United Kingdom has an embassy in

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and Oman has an embassy in

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Economic relations

In 2022, the United Kingdom and the

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, of which Oman is a member, opened up negotiations for the

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one of the first post-Brexit trade agreements negotiated by the UK.

Military relations

1970, British forces coerced succession by removing the Sultan and placing his son in power. The UK and Oman have close military ties. As part of this relationship the UK and Oman have held three large-scale joint exercises called Saif Sareea or "Swift Sword", the first of these being held in 1986.

Saif Sareea II Exercise Saif Sareea ( ) is a series of military exercises undertaken by the United Kingdom and Oman which first began in 1986 and most recently took place in 2018. Saif Sareea 1 Exercise Saif Sareea 1 was the first exercise held between 15 Novem ...

in 2001 was the largest deployment of UK forces since the

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.Top Guns (June 2001)
Saif Sareea 3, held in 2018, was the largest exercise held by the two countries in terms of total personnel. Also the UK helped Oman to conquer the

Imamate of Oman The Imamate of Oman () was a historical state within the ''Oman proper'' () in the Hajar Mountains, part of the present-day Sultanate of Oman. The capital of the Imamate alternated historically between Rustaq and Nizwa. The Imamate's territ ...

in the

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. In April 2010 the

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stated that it wanted to buy

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s from the UK.BBC News - 'Oman 'wants to buy' Eurofighter planes from the UK '
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and

signed an agreement in December 2012, valued at £2.5 billion, for the delivery of 12

jets along with 8

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Challenger 2 The FV4034 Challenger 2 (MoD designation "CR2") is a third generation British main battle tank (MBT) in service with the armies of the United Kingdom, Oman, and Ukraine. It was designed by Vickers Defence Systems (now Rheinmetall BAE Systems ...

, Britain's

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/ref> In 2022, Oman and the United Kingdom signed the Executive Order of the Mutual Defence Agreement, in order to cooperate in a number of fields, including the military.

Royal visits

Queen Elizabeth II visited Oman in November 2010 to commemorate Oman's 40th National Day and take part in the celebrations of the Country. This was her second visit to the Sultanate (the first being in 1979).

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External links

Message of condolence from The Queen on the passing of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said

Bilateral relations of the United Kingdom {{Bilateralrelations-stub

Economic relations

Military relations

Royal visits

See also

References

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