Sultan of Brunei visits Indonesia

Sultan of Brunei visits Indonesia

JAKARTA: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam arrived
here on Monday to begin his four-day visit to strengthen
bilateral ties between the two countries.

The presidential office announced that the Sultan was greeted
at Halim Perdanakusumah airport by Minister of Defense Matori
Abdul Djalil, and was scheduled to meet President Megawati
Soekarnoputri on Tuesday at the Presidential Palace.

The Sultan will travel to Yogyakarta on Wednesday, when he
will awarded an honorary doctorate degree from state-owned Gadjah
Mada University. Yogyakarta is one of several towns in the
country which maintains its royal tradition.

Before flying back to Brunei on Thursday, the Sultan will
visit the headquarters of the Marine Corps and the Army's Special
Forces (Kopassus). -- JP