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Oman, UAE ratify border agreement

MUSCAT - Oman and the UAE on Saturday ratified an agreement to outline their border, officials said, a move expected to help curb illegal immigration.

Oman’s Foreign Minister Youssef bin Alawi exchanged ratification documents with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Suhar, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) northeast of the capital Muscat.

The two had signed the agreement in June 2002.

The agreement was the continuation of a 1998 deal between the countries to delineate part of their 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) border. As part of the deal, citizens of both countries will be allowed to cross the border with national identification. It also aimed at implementing measures to curb illegal immigrant crossings.