MUSCAT: Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding with Oman on the development of bilateral investment and trade Sunday, nearly eight months into a crisis between the emirate and its Arab neighbors.
The Omani news agency ONA said the agreement signed in Muscat covers a wide range of cooperation sectors including the production and export of food products from the sultanate to Qatar.
海角直播, Bahrain, the UAE, Yemen and Egypt broke off ties with Qatar in June, accusing it of supporting extremists and being too close to Iran.
The Arab states led by 海角直播 have recalled their diplomats from Qatar and banned the emirate from using their airspace or ports.
Oman, a member of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council along with Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, 海角直播 and the UAE, generally remains neutral in such regional disputes.
To break its isolation, Qatar inaugurated Port Hamad in September, a major platform for the country鈥檚 imports. It has also turned to Iran and Turkey, especially, to import food products.
Isolated Qatar signs agreements with Oman
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