2023-06-04 05:00:00
Very discreet on the international scene, the Sultanate of Oman has long been a leading player in the Gulf region. Internationally, experts point out, it was this sultanate of five million inhabitants that acted as intermediaries between the United States and Iran in the signing of the Iranian nuclear agreement.
Its diplomatic role, unknown to the general public, is nevertheless essential. “At the Gulf Cooperation Council member state level, Oman has historically always been disconnected from the agendas of other regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, the Kuwait or the United Arab Emirates“, details Didier Leroy, researcher at the Centers for Security and Defense Studies.
“Oman is a very special case, because this sultanate maintains good relations with both the West and other regional powers. often caught in a conflicting logicadds David Rigoulet-Roze, associate researcher at IRIS. Muscat, its capital, is a bit like the Geneva of the Middle East, insofar as the Sultanate of Oman has always been a discreet but effective trading platform with complicated interlocutors.“
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