Beijing:Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said is set to embark on a two-day state visit to China starting Sunday, as announced by Beijing on Friday.

According to Anadolu Agency – English, the visit, scheduled for November 1-2, is at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as stated by China's Foreign Ministry. This trip unfolds amid ongoing tensions between the US and Iran, which have been in conflict since February following a war initiated by Washington and Israel against Tehran.

China and Oman have maintained diplomatic relations since May 1978, significantly expanding their economic and trade cooperation. China has emerged as Oman's largest trading partner, and Oman ranks as China's fifth-largest supplier of crude oil and fourth-largest trading partner among Arab countries. The bilateral trade between the two nations reached $36.73 billion in 2024.

In a separate development, China's Foreign Ministry also announced that Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker would make an official visit to China from November 2-7. China and Austria established diplomatic relations in May 1971, celebrating 55 years of ties this year. Over the past five decades, bilateral trade has grown more than 400-fold, reaching $12.5 billion in 2025, with China becoming Austria's third-largest trading partner.