NEW DELHI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- India and Oman on Saturday signed agreements for mutual cooperation in various fields ranging from culture, information technology (IT) and combating financial crimes, during the state visit of Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said.

The visiting Sultan held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, during which the two leaders discussed matters of mutual interest. Tariq arrived in Delhi on Friday.

After bilateral talks, the two leaders adopted a vision document to shore up bilateral cooperation in around 10 key areas and also pushed for concluding a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) as early as possible.

After the talks, the two sides announced the third tranche of Oman-India joint investment fund worth 300 million U.S. dollars that would be used for channelizing investments into the fastest growing sectors of the Indian economy. Enditem

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