S'pore ministers to visit Brunei

S'pore ministers to visit Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuter): A delegation of ministers from Singapore will visit this oil-rich country beginning today for bilateral meetings, officials from both countries said at the weekend.

The visit is part of a regular series of exchanges between Singapore and Brunei which began in 1990, a statement from Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Singapore hosted the last exchange in 1995.

Singapore's delegation will include Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Jayakumar, Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng and Yeo Cheow Tong, minister for health and minister for the environment.

Private sector representatives will meet their Brunei counterparts, the Singapore statement said.