Ansari on 5-day visit to Brunei, Thailand from today

February 01, 2016 09:04

Vice President Hamid Ansari will leave on a five-day tour of Brunei and Thailand beginning today to carry forward India's bilateral engagements with the two South East Asian countries as part of its Act East policy.

He will go to Brunei first at the invitation of crown prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah. This will be the first high-level visit from India since the establishment of diplomatic relations with Brunei in May, 1984.

Brunei was on the itinerary of Ansari's two-nation trip in November, but he had to return home from Indonesia, which was hit by a volcano.

The vice president will be accompanied by Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, four MPs and senior officials.

Ansari will hold talks with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Billah on issues of bilateral and multilateral significance, including civil aviation, space, trade and investment, hydrocarbons, information and communication.

Cooperation in ASEAN and East Asia Summit and other multilateral fora will also be on the agenda and a couple of MoUs on health and defence cooperation will be signed.

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