Brunei King Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to attend the 43rd Asean Summit in Jakarta


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei King Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has confirmed his participation and will be in Jakarta to attend the 43rd Asean Summit and related summits from Tuesday to Friday, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

The summits, chaired by Indonesia as the 2023 Chair of Asean, will gather Asean heads of state and government and dialogue partners to advance discussions on Asean Community-building efforts, and the strengthening of cooperation on issues of mutual interest such as economic cooperation, youth, climate change, the situation in Myanmar, Code of Conduct in the South China Sea and the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), said the PMO.

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