TUNIS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian President Kais Saied will pay an official visit to Oman on Sunday to express his condolences over the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, said a presidency statement.

"Tunisia will always remember the imprint of the deceased who made the ties between Tunisia and the Sultanate of Oman a source of inspiration for what should be the relations between the brothers," said the presidency.

Haitham bin Tariq al-Said was chosen on Saturday as Sultan of Oman to succeed the Sultan Qaboos who passed away on Friday evening, at the age of 79, after a period of rule for almost half a century.