Brunei sultan to visit Malaysia

Mon, 01 Oct 2001 | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah will make a two-day visit here on Monday for annual consultations with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's foreign ministry said on Sunday.

The two leaders will hold private talks on bilateral relations, regional issues and current developments in the global arena, the foreign ministry said in a statement issued to Bernama news agency.

The Brunei sultan will be conferred an honorary doctorate in political science from the International Islamic University of Malaysia on Tuesday.

Last year, trade between the two countries totaled 979.4 million ringgit (258 million dollars) in Malaysia's favor. For the first half of this year, total trade was 656.6 million ringgit. -- AFP

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