– EU: ‘Vision and pragmatism’ –A joint European Commission-European Union statement praised Qaboos’s “sense of pragmatism and his unparallelled savoir-faire”. – Jordan: ‘a wise leader’ –“We have lost a wise leader in my brother His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman,” said a statement from King Abdullah II of Jordan on Twitter. – Abbas: ‘Wisdom and balance‘ –“Our Arab and Islamic nation lost today, a leader and leader of its finest men,” said Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. – Britain: ‘Exceptionally wise‘ –“He was an exceptionally wise and respected leader who will be missed enormously,” said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “His Majesty had a vision for a modern, prosperous, and peaceful Oman, and he willed that vision into reality.”

Source: The Guardian January 11, 2020 15:56 UTC