He was greeted by Crown Prince and senior minister in the prime minister’s office Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah upon arrival at the Brunei International Airport here at 4pm.

The prime minister was accorded an official welcoming ceremony at the international airport. Muhyiddin then inspected a guard of honour mounted by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.

Foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein was also there to welcome the prime minister.

The official visit is held at the invitation of Sultan of Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.

The official visit is in conjunction with the 23rd Malaysia-Brunei Darussalam annual leaders’ consultation.

The prime minister will have a meeting with the Sultan at Istana Nurul Iman here tomorrow morning before they proceed with the annual leaders’ consultation at the same palace.

The annual meeting provides an opportunity for both leaders to discuss post-Covid-19 cooperation.

This, among others, will include discussions on the establishment of the Reciprocal Green Lane arrangement, initiating cooperation in vaccine diplomacy between both countries and closer economic cooperation.

Hishammuddin said the meeting between the two Asean leaders, with Brunei the current chair of the regional grouping, was very important in view of current developments in Myanmar.

“Surely, Myanmar will be discussed by both leaders when deliberating on regional issues. It will be top of the agenda,” he told Malaysian journalists here shortly before the arrival of the prime minister.

During the annual consultation, both leaders will also be witnessing the signing of a memorandum of understanding on natural disaster management as well the Unitisation Agreement between Petronas and Brunei’s National Unitisation Secretariat in the oil and gas sector.

The official visit with a small delegation in less than 24 hours is subject to strict Covid-19 preventive standard operating procedures.