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SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong visits Brunei from Tuesday (Jul 14) to Friday as the Singapore government’s representative to the 80th birthday celebrations of Brunei\u2019s <\/span>Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.<\/p>\n Mr Lee will attend the royal guard of honour parade and the investiture ceremony on Wednesday as well as the royal banquet on Thursday as part of the official celebrations, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n Mr Lee will have audiences with the sultan and other members of the royal family.<\/p>\n He will also meet various ministers and Singapore Armed Forces personnel training in Brunei.<\/p>\n Mr Lee will be accompanied by Mrs Lee and Mr Goh Pei Ming, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Social and Family Development.<\/p>\n Singapore leaders on Monday extended their congratulations to the sultan on his birthday, highlighting his leadership and the close, longstanding ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n In his letter, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said Brunei has enjoyed decades of peace, stability and progress under the sultan\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n \u201cYour Majesty\u2019s enlightened vision for Brunei\u2019s modernisation and development has uplifted the lives of generations of Bruneians,\u201d Mr Tharman said.<\/p>\n He also credited the Sultan with fostering a \u201cspecial and enduring relationship\u201d between Singapore and Brunei.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a relationship that can be traced back to the friendship and camaraderie between the late Seri Begawan and Mr Lee Kuan Yew, and that has grown with the personal bonds that Your Majesty has forged with each and every Singapore Prime Minister,\u201d Mr Tharman said.<\/p>\n Singapore is grateful for the sultan\u2019s steadfast support of the two countries\u2019 bilateral ties, which has brought their partnership to new heights and will benefit generations to come, he added.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>My wife Jane and I wish Your Majesty and Her Majesty Duli Raja Isteri continued good health, and many more years of bliss, and happiness. We look forward to welcoming Your Majesties to Singapore again soon,\u201d said Mr Tharman.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in his letter that the sultan has \u201cadroitly steered\u201d Brunei through exceptional challenges in a rapidly changing world since its independence in 1984.<\/p>\n Drawing parallels between the two countries, Mr Wong said both Brunei and Singapore are small nations that must remain open to the world while standing on their own feet.<\/p>\n \u201cThat Bruneians from all walks of life enjoy peace, harmony, and prosperity today is truly a testament to Your Majesty\u2019s distinguished stewardship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The special relationship between the two countries has withstood the test of time with the sultan\u2019s unwavering support over the years, Mr Wong added.<\/p>\n \u201cOur strong bilateral defence and monetary cooperation have been a cornerstone of our robust relationship,\u201d he said, noting the two countries are commemorating the 50th anniversary of defence ties this year and the 60th anniversary of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI am confident that our collaboration, based on mutual trust and respect, will strengthen further in the years ahead and bring forth even more opportunities for our peoples\u2019 development and well-being,\u201d Mr Wong said.<\/p>\n In Mr Lee\u2019s letter to the sultan, he noted that his birthday was a \u201chistoric milestone\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cMy father cherished his ties with the Seri Begawan. Together, they laid the foundations for the special and trusted friendship between our two nations,\u201d Mr Lee said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has been my distinct privilege to partner Your Majesty in continuing that endeavour, and I am heartened that the next generation of leaders on both sides fully appreciate the significance of our important relationship and are committed to growing it into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in his letter said it was his privilege and good fortune to have worked closely with the sultan to enhance Singapore and Brunei\u2019s bilateral ties.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOur countries remain firm friends today. In the years ahead, I am confident that Singapore and Brunei will continue to seek new pathways of cooperation for the betterment of our people,\u201d Mr Goh said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong visits Brunei from Tuesday (Jul 14) to Friday as the Singapore government’s representative to the 80th birthday celebrations of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--S4H1ZAjH--\/c_crop,h_842,w_1498,x_1,y_0\/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2022\/08\/25\/20220825_mci_photo_01.jpg?itok=32lh21P6","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26460,6564,117,26458,6380,13022,3757,592,1063,22,26459],"class_list":["post-68535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-news-sg-global","tag-80th","tag-attend","tag-birthday","tag-brunei","tag-celebrations","tag-congratulations","tag-extend","tag-leaders","tag-lee","tag-singapore","tag-sultans","wpcat-2-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/68536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SINGAPORE LEADERS EXTEND CONGRATULATIONS<\/h2>\n
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