President Benigno S. Aquino III will leave for Brunei Darussalam on Sunday to attend the ceremonial wedding presentation of the daughter of Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Istana Nurul Iman Palace.
“Given that it is important to continue to strengthen our relations with fellow ASEAN countries, the President will be engaging in some informal diplomacy,†Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a message on Friday.
The President’s Sunday trip to the sultanate is his second visit since he made an official visit to Brunei in June 2011.
While in Brunei, President Aquino will be assisted by Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Nestor Ochoa, Philippine Minister and Consul General Raymond Balatbat and Philippine Minister and Consul Celeste Balatbat.
Princess Hajah Hafiza Sururul Bolkiah, 32, wed Haji Muhammad Ruzaini on Thursday. She is the fifth child of the Sultan and his wife Queen Saleha.
The President will be joined by leaders of Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand during the occasion. Other leaders and VIPs are also invited to grace the wedding ceremony.
source: PNA
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