Brunei crown prince to make official visit to Singapore on Aug 3

Brunei crown prince to make official visit to Singapore on Aug 3

SINGAPORE: Brunei’s overhead prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah will make an official visit to Singapore from Wednesday (Aug 3) to Friday, at the invitation of  Mature Minister Teo Chee Hean.  

The overhead prince, who is the senior minister on Brunei’s Prime Minister’s Office, will lead  a delegation towards the 8th Singapore-Brunei Younger Leaders’ Programme (YLP), said  the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).  

Launched in 2013, the programme is really a key platform regarding young Singaporean plus Bruneian leaders in order to interact and create ties with one another, the particular ministry added.  

The overhead prince will be accompanied by his wife and their three kids. Other members from the Brunei delegation incorporate a number of ministers and senior officials from your Brunei Ministry associated with Foreign Affairs plus Public Service Section.

“His Regal Highness’ visit, the first since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, reaffirms the excellent and near ties between Singapore and Brunei, ” said MFA in the press statement.

It added that both sides will discuss ways to additional strengthen bilateral ties in the coming many years.