In conjunction with the 37th National Day of Brunei Darussalam, world leaders conveyed their greetings to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and the people of Brunei Darussalam.
President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping
On the auspicious occasion of the 37th anniversary of the independence of Brunei Darussalam, on behalf of the Government and people of the People’s Republic of China, I wish to extend to you, to the Government and people of Brunei Darussalam, my warmest congratulations and best wishes.
China and Brunei are neighbours boasting traditional friendship. The solidarity in the COVID-19 responses demonstrates the solid foundation and strong resilience of our Strategic Cooperative Partnership. The Chinese side supports Brunei’s efforts in the battle against the epidemic, which I am convinced that Brunei Darussalam will ultimately win.
I attach great importance to the development of China-Brunei relations, and stand ready to work with you, taking the opportunity of the 30 anniversaries of the establishment of China-Brunei diplomatic relations and China-ASEAN dialogue relations, to synergise the 2035 Long Range Objectives of China and the Brunei Vision 2035 to achieve new progress in our bilateral relations and bring more welfare to our countries and peoples.
President of the Republic of India Ram Nath Kovind
On behalf of the Government and the people of India, I extend warm greetings and felicitations to Your Majesty, the Government and the people of the Brunei Darussalam on the occasion of your National Day.
India-Brunei bilateral relations have traditionally been warm and friendly and our countries work together to expand and strengthen this relationship.
I applaud the proactive and decisive measures initiated by Your Majesty, at the very onset, to rein in the Covid-19 pandemic. I would also like to congratulate Your Majesty on Brunei Darussalam’s assumption of ASEAN Chairmanship for 2021.
I am confident that ASEAN-India relationship will be further consolidated under Brunei’s Chairmanship.
I convey my best wishes for Your Majesty’s continued good health and well-being and the progress and success of the people of Brunei Darussalam.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong
On behalf of the Government of Singapore, I would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Your Majesty and the people of Brunei Darussalam on the occasion of Brunei’s 37th National Day.
Brunei’s fortitude and resilience, despite the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, reflect Your Majesty’s strong leadership and the unity of its people.
In these trying times, we appreciate Brunei’s important role as the ASEAN Chair in helping our region bounce back from the global pandemic and deal with many challenges facing ASEAN.
Brunei and Singapore have enjoyed a special and long-standing relationship through several generations. Both sides are keen to deepen our partnership in more sectors and fields. With Your Majesty’s support, I am sure our ties will grow from strength to strength in many years to come.
Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga
On behalf of the Government and people of Japan, I extend to Your Majesty my heartfelt congratulations on the auspicious occasion of the 37th anniversary of the independence of Brunei Darussalam.
Japan and Brunei Darussalam have long built robust friendly and cooperative ties.
I am looking forward to further strengthening our cooperation not only in addressing COVID-19, which remains as an urgent challenge, but also in promoting collaboration for bilateral, regional and international issues.
Japan will continue to promote efforts towards a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, and stands ready to further reinforce coordination with Brunei Darussalam, which assumes this year’s ASEAN Chairmanship. I am confident that under Your Majesty’s distinguished leadership, Brunei Darussalam will successfully fulfil the role as the Chair, and Japan will spare no efforts in supporting your Chairmanship.
Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Japan this year.
I wish athletes of Brunei the best performance and hope that our relations will be further strengthened in the field of people-to-people exchanges.
Please accept my best wishes for the continued good health of Your Majesty and the prosperity of Brunei Darussalam.
President of the Republic of Singapore Halimah Yacob
On the auspicious occasion of the 37th National Day of Brunei Darussalam, it gives me great pleasure to convey, on behalf of the people of Singapore, our warmest congratulations to Your Majesty and the people of Brunei.
Your Majesty’s wise and benevolent rule enabled Brunei to grow from strength to strength and weather the tremendous challenges wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. I am confident that Brunei will continue to flourish under Your Majesty’s reign.
Singapore and Brunei enjoy a special bond underpinned by deep ties between our leaders, and warm friendship among our peoples. It is a relationship steeped in history and a forward-looking vision to continue to build on new areas of cooperation. We welcome the shared commitment to strengthen the special relationship between our countries for successive generations.
President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi
On the auspicious occasion of the National Day of Brunei Darussalam, I have great pleasure in conveying our most cordial and sincere greetings to Your Majesty and to the people of Brunei Darussalam.
It is my sincere hope that the existing ties of brotherhood and cooperation between our two countries will be further strengthened and deepened in the year ahead.
I take this opportunity to convey my best wishes for Your Majesty’s personal health and happiness; and for the continued progress and prosperity of the people of Brunei.
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani
I extend my sincerest congratulations to Your Majesty on the National Day of Brunei Darussalam.
I hope the friendly relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Brunei will further develop in the light of the will of the officials of the two countries and in the interests of the two nations.
I pray to Allah the Almighty good health and success for Your Majesty and dignity and pride for the people of Brunei Darussalam.
Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Imran Khan
On behalf of the Government of Pakistan and on my own behalf, I have great pleasure in conveying to Your Majesty and to the Government of Brunei our warmest felicitations on the occasion of the National Day of Brunei.
I firmly believe that the brotherly relations between our two countries will be further strengthened in the coming years to the mutual benefit our two peoples and countries.
I avail myself of this opportunity to convey my best wishes for Your Majesty’s personal health and happiness and for the continued progress and prosperity for the people of Brunei.
Please accept, Your Majesty, the assurances of my highest consideration.