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Oman to
allow temple, gurdwara
Wednesday November 24, 2010 06:48:51 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Oman has
assured India that it will soon allow a temple and a gurdwara to
be built in the country, home to some 500,000 expatriate Indians,
it was announced Wednesday.
The assurance was given by Omani Minister of Awqaf and Religious
Affairs Shaikh Abdullah bin Mohammed al Salmi to India's Minister
for Minority and Corporate Affairs Salman Khurshid.
Khurshid was in Muscat to represent India as Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh's special envoy on the 40th anniversary of the
renaissance of Oman celebrated Sunday.
The Omani minister told Khurshid "that permission for building of
a temple and a gurdwara would be given shortly", an official
statement said.
Khurshid also interacted with a section of Indian expatriates. Of
the over 4.8 million expatriate Indians in the Gulf, 500,000 are
in Oman, according to official estimates.
The Indian minister held talks with Omani leadership to expand
India-Oman ties.
"During his meeting with King Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said,
Kurshid conveyed warm greetings and felicitations on behalf of the
prime minister and the people of India," the statement said.
The minister's visit coincided with the 55th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Khurshid also called on Oman's Minister of Commerce and Industry
Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan and discussed strengthening of
collaboration in food, education and IT sectors.
"Space, renewable energy and nuclear energy cooperation also came
in for discussion," according to the statement.
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