Dubai, Oct 07: Cooperation in the field of defence and other bilateral issues came up for discussion during defence minister George Fernandes` meeting with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Saud bin Harib al Busaidi today. During his one hour-long meeting in Muscat, Fernandes was accompanied by the defence secretary Subir Dutta and other members of the defence delegation, an official told reporters. The defence minister had yesterday called on the Omani ruler Sultan Qaboos at his palace in Salalah and later visited an armed forces museum in Muscat. The minister also attended a reception hosted by the overseas Indians. Fernandes is to return to India later today after the visit, the first by an Indian defence minister.