General : Malaysia And Brunei Strengthen Bilateral Ties â Mohamad
From Ammar Shafiq Hamzah BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Brunei are continuing to strengthen bilateral ties through the 27th Meeting on the Implementation of the Exchange of Letters (EOL-27), which was held here today.
Malaysia and Brunei are intensifying their bilateral relations through the 27th Meeting on the Implementation of the Exchange of Letters (EOL-27), which concluded in Bandar Seri Begawan today. The event was jointly chaired by Malaysia's Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Seri Setia Erywan Mohd Yusof.
Discussions at the meeting touched upon a range of matters pertaining to their ties, with particular emphasis placed on the land and maritime boundaries between the two nations.
During the discussions, the pair also deliberated on the formation of a search-and-rescue (SAR) mechanism, with a memorandum of understanding (MoU) expected to be signed. Additionally, steps were outlined to ease movement for the citizens of Brunei, Sarawak, and Sabah. Foreign Minister Mohamad imparted that the meeting was informed the two countries had accomplished approximately 50% of the boundary demarcation process.
Although the current boundary already exists, he emphasized the need to complete the demarcation due to various on-ground circumstances and factors that must be considered. The demarcation will be carried out in adherence to the 2009 Terms of Reference and the report to be submitted by the technical committee.
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