Question: Recently the Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar was on an official visit to which of the following country from 20 to 22 May 2016?
(a) Oman
(b) Qatar
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Iraq
Ans:(a)
Related facts:
- From 20 to 22 May 2016 the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was on an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman.
- During this Defence Minister visited the Military Technology College and the Sultan’s Armed Forces Museum in Muscat.
- Parrikar also attended a reception at Sultan Qaboos Port to mark the goodwill visit to Oman, of INS Delhi, INS Deepak and INS Tarkash.
- Four Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs)/agreements were signed during the visit.
- MOU on Defence Cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of Sultanate of Oman and Ministry of Defence of Republic of India;
- MOU between the Royal Oman Police (Coast Guard) and the Indian Coast Guard in the field of Marine Crime Prevention at Sea;
- MOU between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of India on Maritime Issues; and
Protocol between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman represented by Royal Air Force of Oman and the Government of India represented by the Indian Air Force on Flight Safety information Exchange.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=145533