PM Modi receives Oman national honour, joins Nelson Mandela, Queen Elizabeth
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PM Modi receives Oman national honour, joins Nelson Mandela, Queen Elizabeth

The honour has previously been conferred to several famed recipients, including Queen Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela, and King Abdullah of Jordan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the ‘The First Class of the Order of Oman’, the country’s national honour, on Thursday. This is the 29th such global honour for PM Modi.

The honour has previously been conferred to several famed recipients, including Queen Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela, Queen Maxim, Emperor Akihito and King Abdullah of Jordan.

PM Modi landed in Oman on Wednesday, on the last leg of his three-nation tour. He was welcomed by Sultan Haitham at Al Baraka Palace in Muscat before the bilateral meeting between the two leaders.

PM Modi and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik held talks earlier today, with India and Oman inking a free trade agreement.

During the bilateral meeting, both leaders welcomed the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), while affirming that it would strengthen the India-Oman strategic partnership, PTI news agency reported.

Source: PM Modi receives Oman national honour, joins Nelson Mandela, Queen Elizabeth | India News

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