MFA Press Release: Congratulatory Letters from President S R Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah; and Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo to HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah on Brunei's 25th National Day

President S R Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have written
congratulatory letters to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah; and
Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo to His Royal Highness Prince
Mohamed Bolkiah, on the occasion of Brunei's 25th National Day.

The text of the letters are below:

President's Letter:

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance
Negara Brunei Darussalam

Your Majesty,
The people of the Republic of Singapore join me in extending to Your
Majesty and the people of the Negara Brunei Darussalam our warmest
congratulations on the auspicious occasion of your 25th National Day.

Under Your Majesty's leadership, Brunei Darussalam has enjoyed continued
stability and prosperity. I am confident that with Your Majesty's esteemed
vision and benevolence, Brunei Darussalam will continue to make significant
progress in many areas.

Our two countries share a special relationship underpinned by close and
long-standing personal ties. We also share common perspectives on many
regional and international issues and we cooperate across many fields. With
Your Majesty's strong support, I am confident that our strong bilateral
relations will continue to flourish.

Please accept my warmest regards and best wishes for Your Majesty's good
health, and for the continued peace and success of Brunei Darussalam.

S R Nathan

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PM Lee's Letter:

20 February 2009
Your Majesty,
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Singapore, I
would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Your Majesty and the
people of Negara Brunei Darussalam on the occasion of your 25th National
Day.
Brunei Darussalam has enjoyed peace and prosperity under Your
Majesty's guidance and leadership. Brunei Darussalam has also made
significant contributions to the international and regional arena,
especially
towards the integration of ASEAN.
Singapore and Brunei Darussalam enjoy excellent and longstanding
relations. Our bilateral ties are multifaceted and we cooperate in
many areas such .as education, finance and defence. We are also
cooperating closely in regional and international fora, especially in
ASEAN. I
am confident that the close friendship between Singapore and Brunei
Darussalam will continue to strengthen under Your Majesty's benevolent and
gracious reign. '
Please accept my best wishes for Your Majesty's continued good
health and happiness, and for the peace, progress and prosperity of Brunei
Darussalam.
Yours sincerely,
Lee Hsien Loong

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance
Negara Brunei Darussalam
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Minister's Letter:

His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Negara Brunei Darussalam

Dear Prince Mohamed,

I would like to convey my warmest congratulations to Your Royal Highness on
the joyous occasion of the 25th National Day of Negara Brunei Darussalam.

Our two countries share strong and deep bilateral relations. We have
cooperated across a broad front and have also worked together on many
international and regional issues, especially in ASEAN. Our special ties
are reflected in the personal friendship and mutual trust between our
leaders, officials and the close people-to-people exchanges. I look forward
to meeting you soon at the 14th Brunei-Singapore Exchange Visit and working
closely with you to further strengthen our bilateral ties.

I wish Your Royal Highness, Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah
and your entire family continued good health, happiness and success.

Yours sincerely,
George Yeo