On November 18, 2014, Assistant Foreign Minister Qian Hongshan at invitation attended the reception for the 44th anniversary of the National Day of the Sultanate of Oman held by Omani Ambassador to China Abdullah Saleh Al Saadi, ,and exchanged views on the bilateral relations with him. Both sides made positive comments on the China-Oman relations and expressed the willingness to further strengthen practical cooperation in various fields and jointly push bilateral friendly cooperative relations to new highs.