Minister of Home Affairs Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman welcomes Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith and spouse Naly Sisoulith on arrival. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN
BRUNEI (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith and spouse Naly Sisoulith, along with their delegation, arrived in Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday afternoon for a three-day state visit to the Sultanate.
On arrival at Brunei International Airport, they were welcomed by Minister of Home Affairs as the Minister-in-Attendance Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman and spouse; Minister of Foreign Affairs II Erywan Mohd Yusof and spouse; Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism Dr Abdul Manaf Metussin and spouse, as well as Ambassador of Laos to Brunei Darussalam Sengdavanh Vongsay.
During the state visit, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, and Her Majesty Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam are expected to receive in audience the Laos president and spouse as well as their delegation.
This includes a state welcoming ceremony; a bilateral meeting; a signing ceremony of memoranda of understanding; and a state banquet at Istana Nurul Iman tonight.
The state visit is Thongloun Sisoulith’s first visit to Brunei Darussalam as the Lao President.
Diplomatic relations between the Sultanate and Laos were established on July 27, 1993, and since then, the two countries have cooperated extensively in the areas of education, defence, culture, youth and sports as well as food security.
