Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and the Chinese President presided over the signing ceremony of an agreement, 14 memorandums of... The protocol pertains to inspection, quarantine, and sanitary requirements for dried palm dates exported to China. SHARE Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and the Chinese President presided over the signing ceremony of an agreement, 14 memorandums of understanding (MoUs), and a cooperation protocol between the Sultanate of Oman.