Brunei Youth and Sports Minister visit Turkiye in a move to strengthen ties and exchange programmes

Brunei Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Dato Seri Setia Awang Nazmi (left) with Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkin Bak. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

ANKARA, Turkiye (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Dato Seri Setia Awang Nazmi Mohamad who visited Turkiye from May 23 to 25, exchanged views and explored potential areas of cooperation with Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkin Bak

Turkiye's Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Dr Serdar Çam also attended the metting in which the primary aim was to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.

The visit was a follow-up of memorandum of understanding between Brunei King Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and the Turkish government on cultural cooperation and protocol on cooperation between the National Archives of the Sultanate and the Directorate of State Archives of the Presidency of Turkiye on March 7, 2023 during the state visit of His Majesty on March 6 to 9, 2023.

Dato Seri Setia Awang Nazmi also visited several historical sites in Ankara and Istanbul to observe preservation and conservation efforts.

Among the sites were Anitkabir and Ethnography Museum in Ankara; Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Istanbul. The minister also visited the Sultanahmet Mosque and Camlıca Mosque as well as the Directorate of State Archives in Istanbul.

Accompanying the minister was Permanent Secretary (Culture) at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Pengiran Haji Mohd Hasnan bin Pengiran Haji Ali Hassan and Brunei Darussalam Ambassador to Turkiye Noni Zurainah binti Haji Ismi. – Borneo Bulletin/ANN