Anwar on 2-day official visit to Brunei from tomorrow

 

The Sultan of Brunei during a visit to Putrajaya on Nov 28 last year soon after Anwar Ibrahim took office as prime minister. (Bernama pic)

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will be in Brunei for a two-day official visit from tomorrow.

It will be his second official visit abroad since his appointment as the prime minister.

Foreign minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said the prime minister was expected to arrive at Brunei International Airport at about 3.30pm tomorrow and will attend a dinner with the Malaysian diaspora at the Malaysian high commission here in the evening.

On the second day of the visit, the prime minister is scheduled to have an audience with the Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at Istana Nurul Iman, he told a press conference here today.

During the meeting, the two leaders are expected to use the opportunity to assess the progress of ongoing cooperation, as well as further strengthen relations and cooperation between the two countries.

The prime minister and the Sultan of Brunei will also witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) and the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA).

The meeting will be followed by a royal banquet hosted by the Sultan of Brunei.

During the visit, the prime minister will be accompanied by his wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg, Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor, Zambry, foreign ministry secretary-general Amran Mohamed Zin and the Malaysian high commissioner to Brunei Raja Reza Raja Zaib Shah. - FMT