The former Vice Chairman of Oman’s Shurah Council, Saalem Al-Siyabi, tweeted on Saturday that his former government is hoping to work on a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) referendum that models the Brexit campaign in the United Kingdom.
If a similar referendum was passed in Oman; this would be the first time since its founding that a GCC country would leave this conglomeration of Gulf nations.
Infuriated over Al-Siyabi’s tweet, several Saudi twitter users, including the popular journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, attacked the former Omani politician for his comments.
However, Al-Siyabi was not alone: Oman’s Foreign Ministry congratulated the United Kingdom for their “courageous” vote to exit the European Union (E.U.).
Using Twitter, the Omani Foreign Ministry issued a series of tweets that reflected the government’s view of the U.K.s decision to leave the E.U.
الشعب البريطاني اتخذ قرارا شجاعا تاريخيا بالخروج من الاتحاد الاوروبي.. يفسره البعض كرد فعل حازم تجاه بعض سياسات المفوضية الأوروبية.
— وزارة الخارجية (@MofaOman) June 24, 2016
وذلك في الاستفتاء الشعبي الذي جرى يوم أمس الاول الموافق الثالث والعشرين من شهر يونيو الجاري
يتبع— وزارة الخارجية (@MofaOman) June 25, 2016
واذ تعبر سلطنة عمان عن ثقتها في استمرار بريطانيا في أداء دورها البناء على الساحة الدولية وبما يخدم دعائم الامن والسلم والاستقرار.
يتبع— وزارة الخارجية (@MofaOman) June 25, 2016
فإنها في نفس الوقت تؤكد على علاقات الصداقة التاريخية التي تجمع البلدين والشعبين الصديقين .
وعلى التعاون الثنائي القائم في مختلف المجالات.— وزارة الخارجية (@MofaOman) June 25, 2016
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