Oman signs two military agreements with France

Oman's minister in charge of defense affairs Bader Bin Saud Bin Hareb al-Bour Saeedi on Sunday in Muscat signed two agreements with two French companies provided for supplying the Omani army with advanced weapons.

The man's news agency said the first agreement signed with the French Matra company states to provide with Omani army with "Ground to air missiles system, while the second agreement signed with the French Banhard company states to obtain armored vehicles.

On the other hand, the Omani agency noted that al-Boursaeedi met with the Turkish foreign minister Ismael Cim, currently visiting Oman and the two sides exchanged view points and reviewed several bilateral issues.