Myanmar opens Brunei embassy

Myanmar opens Brunei embassy

YANGON (AFP): Myanmar has opened an embassy in Brunei to enhance friendly relations between the two southeast Asian nations, the official press reported here yesterday.

The English-language edition of the New Light of Myanmar daily said the mission was opened May 27.

Diplomatic relations between the two countries began in 1993. Brunei opened an embassy in Yangon this February, the report said.

As a prospective member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Myanmar should open an embassy in every country in the grouping.

ASEAN comprises Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.