Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Brunei Darussalam and Singapore from 3rd to 5th September 2024, the Ministry of External Affairs informed.

The press release said that PM Modi will be visiting Brunei Darussalam at the invitation of the Sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, during 3-4 September 2024. The visit will be the first ever bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Brunei and coincides with the 40th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between the countries.

The Ministry stated that Brunei is an important partner in India’s ‘Act East’ Policy and its vision of Indo-Pacific and the Prime Minister’s visit will further strengthen cooperation in all existing sectors including defence cooperation, trade & investment, energy, space technology, health cooperation, capacity building, culture as well as people-to-people exchanges and explore avenues for cooperation in newer sectors.

PM Modi will thereafter visit Singapore on 4-5 September 2024 at the invitation of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. The leaders will review the progress of India–Singapore Strategic Partnership and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.

During the visit, Prime Minister will call on President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam and interact with Singaporean leadership. He will also meet with business leaders from Singapore.

These visits will further strengthen India’s cooperation with Brunei and Singapore both bilaterally and within the regional and multilateral frameworks, the Ministry said.