After the guard of honour, the Prime Minister was received by members of the Indian community.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received a warm welcome from members of the Indian community in Brunei Darussalam.
The Prime Minister arrived in Brunei Darussalam this afternoon at the invitation of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, on the first bilateral trip by an Indian Prime Minister to the Southeast Asian nation.
Upon his arrival, Prime Minister Modi was received by Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah at Bandar Seri Begawan Airport and accorded a ceremonial welcome.
After the guard of honour, the Prime Minister was welcomed by members of the Indian community who had come to see him. During their interactions, PM Modi could be seen signing a drawing of him made by a child as onlookers applauded the moment.
During the visit, the Prime Minister will engage in bilateral talks focusing on multiple areas such as defence, trade and investment, energy, space technology, health, culture and people-to-people exchanges.
“This visit is special as it is the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister and comes as the two countries celebrate 40 years of establishment of diplomatic relations this year,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.
The trip is part of a three-day bilateral visit to Brunei and Singapore. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Government of Brunei has supported India's policies of “Look East” and “Act East” to deepen cooperation with ASEAN.
“Brunei is an important partner for India's Act East policy and our vision for the Indo-Pacific and as we mark a decade of our Act East policy this year, the visit takes on added significance. Brunei has been our ASEAN Country Coordinator from 2012 to 2015 and has played a key role in our future engagements with ASEAN and continues to do so today,” Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (East) Jaideep Mazumdar told news agency IANS.
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