Sultan Of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah Arrives In Jakarta For The ASEAN Summit

JAKARTA - The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Hassanal Bolkiah and his companions arrived in Indonesia to take part in the series of the 43rd ASEAN 2023 Summit (KTT) in Jakarta.

Reported by ANTARA, the plane carrying the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam and the delegation landed at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten Province, at around 16.30 WIB, Monday, September 4.

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his fourth son Prince Abdul Mateen were welcomed by the Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi.

Furthermore, the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam and his delegation immediately left the airport to continue other activities.

Apart from the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Hassanal Bolkiah, as many as five Prime Ministers (PM) in the ASEAN area were reported to have arrived in Indonesia today.

They are the Prime Minister of Timor Leste Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Smendone, and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Earlier on Sunday (3/9) the Prime Minister of the Cook Mark Brown Islands arrived at Soekarno Hatta International Airport at 19.25 WIB. PM Mark is scheduled to attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit in his capacity as Chair of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF).