Duterte leaves PH for Brunei trip
Sunday, October 16, 2016
By Sun Star
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has left the country on Sunday afternoon for his three-day trip in Brunei Darussalam.
The President has departed Davao International Airport at around 3:55 p.m.
In his departure speech, Duterte said he would hold bilateral talks with His Majsety Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di of Brunei Darussalam.
Duterte said intensifying trade and investments, and developing the Halal sector and micro, small and medium enterprises are among the issues that will be raised during his meeting with the Sultan of Brunei.
"I will depart today for Brunei Darussalam to meet His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. We will discuss of further enhancing the special ties and reaffirm the enduring relation between our two countries and peoples," he said.
The formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Brunei started in 1984.
Duterte said he would also seek collaborative undertakings in the sharing and expertise on maritime security, as well as capacity building.
He said he would also encourage Brunei to have a closer collaboration and mutual support with the Philippines in his administration's staunch campaign against illicit drug sale.
Duterte will stay in Brunei from October 16 to 18. He will then proceed to China, where he will stay from October 18 to 22. (Sunnex)
