Brunei and Japan establish energy transition cooperation

Brunei Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah and Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Saito Ken during the signing ceremony. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): The signing ceremony of a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between the Prime Minister’s Office of Brunei Darussalam and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan on the realisation of energy transition was held at the International Conference Room, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan in Tokyo on Saturday.

Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah signed on behalf of the Prime Minister’s Office of Brunei Darussalam, while Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Saito Ken signed on behalf of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

After the signing ceremony, DrAwang made a call on Ken.

Both sides expressed deep appreciation on the warm and close relations between the Sultanate and Japan, underpinned by long-standing cooperation in areas such as economic, trade and investment, and energy.

The two sides also looked forward to further advance the energy cooperation through the signed MoC in realising the energy transition efforts of the two countries.

Japan and Brunei as part of Asean also have had trade co-operations between the two countries for many years. - Bornei Bulletin/ANN