His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam is set to attend the coronation ceremony of His Majesty King Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Her Majesty the Queen Consort in the UK as well as the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia.
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam will leave for London to attend the coronation ceremony of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty the Queen Consort.
The coronation ceremony that will be held at Westminster Abbey, London, on May 6, and is expected to be attended by members of the royal family as well as heads of states and governments from around the world.
The close ties between the two royal families can be seen through a series of past visits including when His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam met His Majesty King Charles III in the UK on December 14, 2022, and the visit of His Majesty King Charles III to Brunei Darussalam on November 2, 2017.
The long-standing ties of friendship and cooperation between Brunei Darussalam and the UK, in which the two countries cooperate in the fields of defence and education, continue to serve as a foundation in achieving shared welfare and prosperity of the two countries and their peoples.
Following the coronation ceremony of His Majesty King Charles III, His Majesty will attend the 42nd ASEAN Summit, which will be held in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia from May 10 to 11.
The summit, chaired by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is the chairman of ASEAN this year, will also be attended by leaders of other ASEAN member countries.
Under the theme ‘ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth’, Indonesia will focus on strengthening ASEAN to become a fast-growing, inclusive, and sustainable economic region by building a solid regional health architecture, maintaining food and energy security as well as financial stability.
In addition, Indonesia aims to strengthen ASEAN’s capacity and institutional effectiveness to be able to respond to future challenges and for the association to be more adaptive, responsive and competitive.
Indonesia’s chairmanship of ASEAN this year will also focus on effective implementation of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) in its four priority areas, namely, connectivity, maritime cooperation, United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and economic cooperation.
