Chinese Vice Premier To Visit Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan - From September 23 to 25, Vice Premier Wu Yi of China will pay an official visit to Brunei Darussalam.

The visit will be another important event in the bilateral relations between China and Brunei and will contribute further to the deepening of all-round cooperation between the two countries.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brunei in September 1991, bilateral relations between the two countries have witnessed steady growth. High-level exchanges of visit have been frequent.

Former President Jiang Zemin, Chairman Li Peng of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Premier Zhu Rongji and Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen, paid visits to Brunei Darussalam on different occasions. The cordial links between the two countries received an additional boost with President Hu Jintao's state visit to Brunei Darussalam in April this year.

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam paid several visits to China. His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah and Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna have also visited China on different occasions.

Cooperation between China and Brunei has made impressive achievements over the years. The process has been demonstrably supported by 17 documents on cooperation between the two governments covering a wide range of areas including economic and trade, energy, aviation, health, culture, tourism, education, military and people-to-people exchange.

During President Hu Jintao's visit to Brunei early this year, the top leaders of the two countries agreed to broaden mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in such fields as energy, economic and trade, tourism and people-to-people exchange. Trade volume between China and Brunei reached nearly US$300 million in 2004. In the first half of 2005, the sum was US$102 million.

Thanks to direct flights between Brunei and Shanghai established in January 2002, communication between China and Brunei increased vigorously. In order to facilitate the flow, the Chinese side offers visa-free right to Brunei passport holders for staying in China less than 14 days. As from April 2005, both countries have exempted the visa requirement for diplomatic and official passport holders for non-personal travels to each other's country. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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