It will be first ever bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister to Brunei Darussalam, PM said in his departure statement that he looked forward to his meetings with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and other members of the royal family to advance the historical relationship to new heights. (PTI)
After his visit to Bruney on Tuesday, he will be travelling to Singapore where he is set to meet President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
"I look forward to my discussions to deepen our Strategic Partnership with Singapore, particularly in new and emerging areas of advanced manufacturing, digitalization, and sustainable development," PM Modi said.
This will be the first bilateral visit of an Indian prime minister to Brunei, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at his media briefing. The visit will also mark 40 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Brunei, he said.
Brunei is an important partner in India's "Act East" policy and its vision of Indo-Pacific. The visit will further strengthen India's cooperation with Brunei in all existing sectors, including defence cooperation, trade and investment, energy, space technology, health cooperation, capacity building, culture as well as people-to-people exchanges, and explore avenues for cooperation in newer sectors, the ministry said.
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Indian High Commissioner to Brunei, Alok Amitabh Dimri, said that PM Modi's visit to Brunei is a 'significant event'. He referred the visit to be 'historic' and said it is an important visit for bilateral relations between the nations. (TOI)
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival on an official visit to Singapore, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the time is ripe for the two countries to take their bilateral relationship to the next level.
He said that India and Singapore's bilateral ties “have been extremely strong in the last two decades”. (PTI)
He was received in Brunei Darussalam by the Crown Prince, Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Bandar Seri Begawan on an official visit today received ceremonial welcome in the country. He was received by Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince and Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office of Brunei.
"This is the first-ever bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Brunei. The historic visit of Prime Minister coincides with the 40th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Brunei," MEA said in a statement.