Ramos ends Brunei visit<\/p>\n
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos
\nleft here for home yesterday after a three-day state visit to
\noil-rich Brunei to enhance bilateral ties, trade and investment,
\nofficials said.<\/p>\n
Ramos departed with wife Amelita and a nine-member delegation
\ncomprising the foreign affairs, trade and communications
\nsecretaries, the armed forces chief, four legislators and the
\nhead of Manila's state-owned power firm.<\/p>\n
During his visit, the president held talks with Brunei head of
\nstate Prince Hassanal Bolkiah and attended a state banquet,
\nduring which the two leaders agreed on the need for solidarity to
\nfuel economic growth in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n
Ramos said at the banquet late Saturday that peace and
\nstability were paramount if Southeast Asian countries were to
\ncollectively exploit each other's advantages for regional
\nprosperity.<\/p>",
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