Overview
- The King and Queen received Sultan Haitham at the Royal Palace with full state honors, followed by a Senate reception, a private lunch at Zarzuela, and a gala dinner.
- The visit runs through Wednesday, when the Sultan is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the Moncloa.
- Organizers say a memorandum of understanding is expected around a Spain–Oman business forum at the Palacio de El Pardo, with details yet to be disclosed.
- The Spanish government has awarded the Collar of the Order of Isabel la Católica to the Sultan and conferred the Order on eight Omani ministers and officials.
- The trip was rescheduled from May after a family bereavement and follows the Sultan’s March pardon of Spanish national Fátima Ofkir, a gesture welcomed by Madrid.