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His Royal
Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, the Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah
Zariah are in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to attend the ASEAN Foreign
Ministers’ Retreat. On arrival at the Kota Kinabalu
International Airport just before noon Tuesday, His Royal
Highness and Her Royal Highness were greeted by Brunei
Darussalam’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, His Excellency Dato
Paduka Haji Abdullah, Brunei Darussalam’s Consul-General to
Sabah, Awang Mahamud bin Haji Ahmad, as well as the Deputy Chief
of Protocol at the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Sabah’s Deputy Secretary of State. |
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The three-day informal meeting of
ASEAN Ministers is being held at the Nexus Resort in Karambunai,
about 22 kilometres from Kota Kinabalu. The retreat, which will
be hosted by the Foreign Minister of Malaysia is expected to
discuss current regional and international developments as well
as ASEAN matters of common concern. The issue of a possible
US-led war on Iraq is expected to be high on the agenda. The
meeting is also expected to discuss preparations for the 36th
ASEAN Ministerial Meeting which will be held in Phnom Penh in
June.
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