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Sultan concludes State Visit to Myanmar

HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday afternoon left The Republic of The Union of Myanmar after concluding a three-day State Visit to the country.

Before leaving for Nay Pyi Taw International Airport, a Doa Selamat was read by Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia (Dr) Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, the State Mufti.

Before boarding the royal aircraft, His Majesty consented to walk past a static guard.

Present at the airport to bid farewell to His Majesty were U Wunna Maung Lwin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Republic of The Union of Myanmar; Dr Aung Kyaw Myat, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of The Republic of The Union of Myanmar (as Minister-In-Attendance); Daw Yin Yin Myint, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of The Republic of The Union of Myanmar to Brunei Darussalam; as well as other senior officials from the Government of The Republic of The Union of Myanmar.

Also present were Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Pahlawan Colonel (Rtd) Dato Paduka Hj Abdu’r Rahmani bin Dato Paduka Hj Basir, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brunei Darussalam to The Republic of The Union of Myanmar.

Some 1,000 students waved the flags of both countries around the Nay Pyi Taw International Airport. - Borneo Bulletin (27 March 2014)


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