HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has sent congratulatory messages to Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of the Republic of India and Dr Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic.
In the message, His Majesty expressed great appreciation for the welcome His Majesty received from the people of India during his state visit in May last year.
His Majesty also expressed his appreciation to the long-standing and much-valued friendship and cooperation shared by Brunei and the Republic of India and look forward to strengthening the relationship both in trade and mutual cooperation in the coming years.
In a similar congratulatory message, the monarch congratulated Dr Manmohan Singh on the occasion of the anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic.
His Majesty expressed great pleasure on the state visit to India last year and congratulated the Prime Minister on the outstanding progress and development achieved by the people of India.
His Majesty conveyed that Brunei attached great importance to the cooperation with India, both bilaterally and regionally, and looked forward to continuing work together with the Prime Minister to strengthen the much-valued relations in the coming year.
Meanwhile His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, also conveyed similar congratulatory message to the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, Pranab Mukherjee.
In the message, His Royal Highness conveyed his great pleasure to present his congratulations and best wishes to the Indian minister, the government and the people of India on the auspicious occasion.
His Royal Highness is looking forward to continuing the work to strengthen friendly and expressed great appreciation for the long-standing relationship and much valued cooperation between these two nations.
On the same note, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has sent congratulatory messages to Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia and Kevin Rudd, the Prime Minister of Australia, on the occasion of Australia Day.
In the message, His Majesty expressed his appreciation for the long-standing friendship between Brunei and Australia, adding that the recent unveiling of the Brunei-Australia War Memorial in the country was seen as another testimony to that friendship.
His Majesty expressed delight with the successful conclusion of the Asean-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement and thanked Australia for the support given to Brunei during the negotiations.
His Majesty is looking forward to enhancing the countries' relations, both bilaterally and within the Asean-Australia partnership in the coming year.
In the congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of Australia, His Majesty expressed appreciation for the commitment made by the Prime Minister and his administration at strengthening relations between Australia and Southeast Asia.
His Majesty also looks forward to continuing to work together with the Prime Minister to deepen the long-standing friendship and much-valued cooperation shared by Brunei and Australia, bilaterally and regionally.
Meanwhile, His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade also conveyed a similar congratulatory message to the Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith M P.
In the message, His Royal Highness conveyed his great pleasure at presenting his congratulations and best wishes to the Australian minister, the government and the people of Australia on the auspicious occasion.
His Royal Highness expressed great appreciation for the excellent relations both nations shared and is looking forward to continue working with the minister in the spirit of respect, friendship and cooperation that have traditionally characterised Brunei and Australia relations.
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