When Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said assumed power in 1970, Oman had limited contacts with the outside world, including neighbouring Arab states.
Oman's capital is Muscat on the northern coast. Political overview Since 1970, Oman has pursued a moderate foreign policy and expanded its diplomatic relations dramatically.
It supported the 1979 Camp David accords and was one of three Arab League states, along with Somalia and Sudan, which did not break relations with Egypt after the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty in 1979.
Oman has developed close ties to its neighbours; it joined the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council when it was established in 1980. Oman has traditionally supported Middle East peace initiatives, as it did those in 1983.
Oman has developed close ties to its neighbours; it joined the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council when it was established in 1980. Oman has traditionally supported Middle East peace initiatives, as it did those in 1983.
In April 1994, Oman hosted the plenary meeting of the Water Working Group of the peace process, the first Persian Gulf state to do so. During the Cold War period, Oman avoided relations with communist countries because of the communist support for the insurgency in Dhofar.
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