Singapore’s foreign minister on regional tour

Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan has an audience with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah on March 22. (Photo: Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Singapore (VNA) – Singapore’s Minister forForeign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on March 22 paid a visit to Brunei toreaffirm the special and unique relationship between the two countries.

Minister Balakrishnan had an audience with Sultan ofBrunei Hassanal Bolkiah and was hosted to lunch by his Brunei counterpart, SecondMinister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Pehin Yusof, Singapore’s Ministry of ForeignAffairs said in a statement.

They discussed ASEAN’s role in regional cooperation underBrunei’s Chairmanship this year.


Minister Balakrishnan will travel to Malaysia andIndonesia on March 23 – 24.

He is scheduled to meet Malaysia’s Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin, Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Minister ofInternational Trade and Industry Azmin Ali, Defence Minister Sabri Yaakob andMinister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin./.

VNA