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Brunei's Sultan meets Chinese Defense Minister

Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (1st R) meets with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe (2nd R) in Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by Xinhua)

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept. 9 -- Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah met with the visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe in Bandar Seri Begawan on Wednesday afternoon.

Hassanal said that Brunei treats China as an important partner and sincerely thanks the Chinese government and military for providing support and assistance when Brunei was faced with the difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said the Brunei side is willing to continue to carry out exchange and cooperation with China in the fields of defense, economy and trade, energy, and humanities. He also hoped that the defense departments of the two countries will continue to promote pragmatic cooperation in the exchange of group visits and joint exercises, so as to push forward the continuous development of the China-Brunei strategic partnership of cooperation.

Wei Fenghe said that under the guidence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and His Majesty Sultan, the relations between China and Brunei have sustained a great momentum of sound development, setting a model for achieving shared growth through discussion and collaboration among countries under different social systems.

China is willing to deepen exchange and cooperation with Brunei in the area of defense to promote constant progress in the mil-to-mil relations between the two countries, said the Chinese defense chief.

The stability of the South China Sea is in the common interests of China and Brunei, and the two sides should keep strengthening communication and consultation, promote maritime cooperation, and jointly maintain peace and tranquility in the South China Sea, said Wei.

On Wednesday morning, Wei Fenghe held official talks with Brunei’s Second Minister of Defense Halbi, and the two sides reached important consensus on maintaining strategic communication and deepening military exchanges and cooperation.

Before their talks, Halbi held a welcome ceremony for Wei Fenghe at the compound of Brunei’s Ministry of Defense.

Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe (3rd R) holds talks with Brunei’s Second Minister of Defense Halbi (3rd L) at the Ministry of Defense of Brunei in Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by Xinhua)

Brunei's Second Minister of Defense Halbi holds a welcoming ceremony for the visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe at the Ministry of Defense of Brunei in Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, Sept. 9, 2020.

Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Arrives in Madinah

Madinah, Apr 12, 2023, SPA -- Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam arrived in Madinah today to visit the Prophet’s Mosque and perform prayers therein.
Upon arrival at Haramain Highspeed Railway Station, the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam was received by Prince Saud bin Khalid Al-Faisal, the Deputy Governor of Madinah region, and several civilian and military officials.

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Dmitry Medvedev held talks with Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Hassanal Bolkiah who is in Russia on an official visit..

Promising areas of bilateral cooperation including energy, the oil and gas industry, nonferrous metallurgy, transportation, communications, education, tourism and military technical cooperation were among the subjects discussed.

4,000 join Brunei Sultan's state banquet to celebrate 73rd birthday

Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, July 15, 2019. Around 4,000 people comprising of members of the royal families, state dignitaries and foreign diplomatic corps, as well as foreign invited guests attended a grand state banquet in conjunction with the Sultan's 73rd birthday celebration on Monday night at the royal palace - Istana Nurul Iman. Born on July 15, 1946, the Sultan is the world's second longest-reigning current monarch after Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. (Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong)

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Around 4,000 people comprising of members of the royal families, state dignitaries and foreign diplomatic corps, as well as foreign invited guests attended a grand state banquet in conjunction with the Sultan's 73rd birthday celebration on Monday night at the royal palace - Istana Nurul Iman.

Born on July 15, 1946, the Sultan is the world's second longest-reigning current monarch after Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

The Sultan's birthday celebration is the grandest event in the nation's annual calendar. The celebration began on Monday with a public holiday and a ceremonial parade, followed by conferment of state honors and decorations (medals).

One of the unique features of the month-long festivities is the Sultan's four sessions of "get-together", where the people of every district of Brunei will get to meet the monarch in person, and demonstrate their unwavering loyalty to him.

Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (C) attends a state banquet in celebration of his 73rd birthday at Istana Nurul Iman, the royal palace, in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, July 15, 2019. Around 4,000 people comprising of members of the royal families, state dignitaries and foreign diplomatic corps, as well as foreign invited guests attended a grand state banquet in conjunction with the Sultan's 73rd birthday celebration on Monday night at the royal palace - Istana Nurul Iman. Born on July 15, 1946, the Sultan is the world's second longest-reigning current monarch after Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. (Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong)

Prime Minister meets Sultan of Brunei Darussalam
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam on May 10 on the sideline of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam on May 10 on the sideline of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.
At the meeting, the two leaders reached consensus on increasing high-level contact and discussions to facilitate the implementation of the plan of action to roll out the Vietnam-Brunei comprehensive partnership in 2023-2027.
They agreed to bolster bilateral trade in a more diverse and balanced manner through expanding collaboration in potential areas, with four main priorities of oil and gas, chemicals, Halal products and tourism-people exchange.
PM Chinh asked Brunei to further facilitate market access for Vietnamese goods, particularly agro-fishery products meeting Halal standards; work towards the early signing of an MoU on bilateral cooperation in agriculture and fishery; effectively maintain the hotline supporting fishing activities; and create favourable conditions for Vietnamese firms to participate in construction and oil-and-gas service supply in Brunei.
He appreciated the Vietnamese teaching model at the University of Brunei Darussalam and suggested that Brunei expand the model, thus promoting bilateral cooperation in education.
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah was of the view that the two countries have great potential for cooperation in economy, trade, investment, agriculture, fisheries, energy, education-training, national defence and people to people exchange.
He stressed that it is time for the two countries to set a new goal for bilateral trade.
The two leaders pledged to maintain close consultations and join hands in the building of the ASEAN Community.
PM Chinh conveyed President Vo Van Thuong’s invitation to the Sultan and his wife to visit Vietnam./.

Sultan of Brunei now world’s longest serving monarch
His Majesty has ruled the nation for nearly 55 years.

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 has become the world’s longest reigning monarch since the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II who previously held the title.

Queen Elizabeth II who ruled for over 70 years, died on September 8 in Scotland at age 96.

His Majesty became the Crown Prince in 1961 at the age of 15 and ascended the throne on October 5, 1967, a day after the voluntary abdication of His Majesty’s late father Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam.

His Majesty has ruled the nation for nearly 55 years. With it saw the continuation of the royal genealogy that dates back 600 years when Sultan Muhammad Shah, the first Islamic Sultan of Brunei, held the throne.

Queen Elizabeth II’s reign of 70 years and seven months was the longest of any British monarch in history.

His Majesty King Charles III, is now proclaimed the new King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The second longest reign of the living monarchs, is now occupied by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. She ascended the throne in February 1952 at the age of 25.

The third longest is Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf, who ascended to the throne at the age of 27, who assumed the throne after his grandfather passed away in 1973.

Brunei: Sultan Sir Muda Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzadin Waddaulah
The sultan of Brunei is known as Hassanal Bolkiah — despite the fact that his name is so much longer than that — and took over the small country in 1967 and has been the monarch and head of government ever since. In 2016, Hassanal Bolkiah was considered the richest monarch in the world, Yahoo! reported, and he has a large, expensive car collection to prove it. According to the publication, his majesty earns nearly $100 per second from oil earnings (and other investments), which is roughly $2 billion per year, equaling a total net worth of around $20 billion.

Although the sultan has 13 children (with many different wives) to share that wealth with, it's still pretty extravagant. Plus, in 2006, he changed the Brunei constitution, making himself "infallible," CBS News explained, so not only is the sultan rich beyond his wildest dreams, but he can basically do no wrong.

Prime Minister holds talks with Sultan of Brunei
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah right after meeting with members of the House of Bolkiah in Bandar Seri Begawan capital on February 11 morning.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah right after meeting with members of the House of Bolkiah in Bandar Seri Begawan capital on February 11 morning.

Sultan Bolkiah affirmed that Brunei always treasures and wishes to keep developing its partnership with Vietnam, especially in economy, trade, investment, education and agriculture.

PM Chinh, for his part, conveyed the Vietnamese leaders’ regards to the Brunei Sultan and royal family. He underlined Vietnam’s consistent policy of valuing the development of comprehensive partnership with Brunei.

He expressed his belief that Brunei will soon realise the Brunei Vision 2035 (Wawasan Brunei 2035), becoming an economy with dynamic and sustainable development.

Both leaders spoke highly of the effective development of bilateral comprehensive partnership in various areas, from politics, national defence-security to economy, trade, investment, maritime cooperation, energy and education-training. In particular, two-way trade soared by 134% annually to 725.8 million USD last year.

In the near future, both sides will continue facilitating all-level visits, effectively implement the ministerial-level Bilateral Cooperation Committee and important cooperation agreements, especially the Action Plan on the implementation of Vietnam-Brunei comprehensive partnership for the 2023-2027 period, which was signed on the occasion.

They pledged to boost trade growth in a more diverse and balanced direction, consider the possibility of establishing a joint venture on the exploitation, cultivation and processing of aquatic products, as well as seek opportunities in new cooperation areas such as digital economy, circular economy and climate change response.

PM Chinh suggested Brunei create favourable conditions for Vietnamese goods to enter the country, particularly rice and farm produce meeting Halal standards. He also committed all possible support for Brunei enterprises to do business in Vietnam.

He also proposed increased coordination to connect the two economies together to build them into independent and self-reliant economies that widely and effectively integrate into the world.

Host and guest vowed to enhance collaboration in other important realms such as national defence-security and maritime activities, including maintaining the effectiveness of the hotline to support fisheries activities and share information on law enforcement at sea. They will also boost ties in education-training, tourism and connectivity as well as increase the frequency of direct commercial flights.

On regional and global issues, they promised to continue with close coordination at regional and global forums, maintain solidarity and uphold the central role of ASEAN.

They reaffirmed the importance of peace, stability, safety, security and freedom of navigation in the East Sea; jointly maintain ASEAN's solidarity and common stance on the East Sea issue, and strive for progress in negotiating a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).

On the occasion, PM Chinh invited the Brunei Sultan and Queen to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time. The host accepted his invitation with pleasure and wished to visit Vietnam soon.

Concluding the talks, the leaders witnessed the signing and exchange of the Action Plan on the implementation of Vietnam-Brunei comprehensive partnership for the 2023-2027 period and a diplomatic note on visa waiver for diplomatic and official passport holders between Vietnam and Brunei./.

Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam has visited the Prophet’s Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, where he performed prayers, and greeted the Prophet (PBUH) and his two companions, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Wednesday.

Upon arrival at the Prophet’s Mosque, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam was received by a number of officials.

The Prophet’s Mosque, or Masjid al-Nabawi as it is known, is considered the second holiest site in Islam.

Also on Tuesday, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, visited the Prophet’s Mosque, where he also performed prayers.

Upon arrival at the Prophet’s Mosque, the President of Nigeria was received by several Saudi officials.

He later paid a visit to the International Fair and Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilization in Medina.

The President of Nigeria toured the Muslim World League-supervised Museum and was briefed, via the interactive display screens, on the virtues of the Prophet (PBUH) and his message of justice, peace, and coexistence, in addition to cultural sculptures for Mecca and Madinah at the time of the Prophet (PBUH).

President Buhari also expressed admiration of the Fair and Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilization and stressed that such facility showcasing the Prophet’s history should be set up in Islamic and non-Islamic countries to introduce the world to the message of Islam and its values, in addition to the Prophet’s virtues.

The President of Nigeria thanked Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Medina region, for their care and attention given to the Prophet’s Mosque.