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Article: Oman: consensus and consultation. (interview with Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said) (Outlook 1993) (Interview)

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The Middle East
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January 1, 1993
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Oman has pursued a measured and largely successful course in developing its economy and attempting to calm the endemic political turmoil in the Gulf. In an exclusive interview with The Middle East, Sultan Qaboos bin Said gives his personal assessment of the country's political and economic evolution and its role in improving relations between the quarrelsome states of the Gulf.

Oman's new Consultative Council has produced some encouragingly lively debates. Can you tell us specifically what role the Council is intended to play, how you see it evolving, and why you have taken this step towards broader political participation at this particular time?

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