KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam have agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations, including through more frequent exchange of visits, said Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.
He spoke to reporters after Brunei Darussalam’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Erywan bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Haji Mohd Yusof called on him yesterday.
“We are pleased with the current excellent state of bilateral relations
between Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam,” he said. Saifuddin said the Annual Leaders’ Consultation between Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and 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, was scheduled for the end of this year.
He said he and Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Erywan discussed bilateral issues and exchanged views on regional and global issues of common interest to the two countries.
