Brunei Ruler Leaves For Bangkok For APEC Summit

Kuala Lumpur - His Majesty Haji Hassanal Bolkiah the Sultan of Brunei yesterday evening left Kuala Lumpur for Bangkok, after attending the 10th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference of the OIC.

His Majesty will be attending the 11th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM) in Bangkok from today till Tuesday.

Present at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang to bid farewell to His Majesty was the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology and Environment of Malaysia, Dato Zainal Dahlan, and other senior officials of the Malaysian government.

Also present were the High Commissioner of Brunei to Malaysia, His Excellency Dato Paduka Haji Abdullah Bin Haji Mohd Jaafar and officials of the High Commission.

Before the departure, a Doa Selamat prayer was read by the State Mufti, Pehin Dato Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz Bin Juned. Accompanying His Majesty was His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The closing ceremony of the 10th Session of the Islamic Summit of the OIC was held yesterday evening with the endorsement and adoption of the final communiqué and the Putrajaya declaration. About 100 resolutions were also adopted. The conference also announced that the 11th Session of Islamic Summit Conference would be held in Senegal in 2006.

During the summit, His Majesty delivered a titah in support of the theme "Knowledge And Morality And The Unity And Dignity For The Ummah". His Majesty also visited the O1C Expo 2003, which includes the participation of Brunei. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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