Costa Rica Establishes
Diplomatic Ties With
Oman
Costa Rica has
established diplomatic
relations with Oman, the
Costa Rican Foreign
Ministry said Thursday.
The document on the
establishment of ties
was signed Wednesday,
which said both
countries wished to
"strengthen the friendly
and cooperative ties in
the political and
economic sectors based
on mutual respect."
Both countries pledged
to respect each other's
sovereignty and
territorial integrity,
the international law
and the United Nations
Charter.
"The government of Oman
and the government of
Costa Rica express their
conviction that the
establishment of
diplomatic relations
between the two
countries conforms to
both states' national
interests and will
contribute to the
strengthening of peace
and international
cooperation," said the
document.
On Aug. 16, 2006, Costa
Rica announced that it
decided to move its
embassy in Israel from
Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, a
move praised by
Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas and Arab
League Secretary-General
Amr Mahmoud Moussa.
The Central American
country has ever since
established or resumed
diplomatic ties with
several Arab countries,
such as Egypt, Kuwait,
Jordan, Bahrain and
Yemen.
Costa Rica moved its
embassy in Israel from
Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in
1982, chilling its
relations with the Arab
world.
Israel, which captured
the eastern part of
Jerusalem in the 1967
Middle East war,
declared Jerusalem as
its "undivided and
eternal" capital.
The Palestinians,
however, have rejected
the Israeli claim,
vowing to build an
independent state with
East Jerusalem as their
capital.
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