India, Brunei tension liberty of navigating, go over improving protection collaboration

Bandar Seri Begawan: India and Brunei on Wednesday dedicated themselves to valuing liberty of navigating and overflight regular with worldwide regulation, a joint declaration stated right here after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held reciprocal talks with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

Prime Minister Modi additionally shared deep gratitude to Brunei Darussalam for remaining to host Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Telemetry Tracking and Telecommand (TTC) Station that has actually aided India’s recurring initiatives in the area market, the declaration stated.

Prime Minister Modi and the Brunei Sultan additionally went over improving protection and maritime collaboration via joint workouts, it stated.

“Both leaders reiterated their commitment to maintaining and promoting peace, stability, maritime safety and security, as well as respecting freedom of navigation and overflight and unimpeded lawful commerce, consistent with international law, notably the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982,” it stated.

During the reciprocal conference, Modi and Sulatan Bolkiah reviewed large range subjects and mentioned better broaden profession connections, industrial links and people-to-people exchanges.

Earlier, prior to his separation to Singapore, Modi defined his Brunei check out as “productive” and stated it introduces a “new era of even stronger India-Brunei ties” adding to a far better world.

Modi, the initial Indian Prime Minister to take a trip to Brunei on a reciprocal check out, held reciprocal talks with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah talking about protection, profession and power to name a few subjects together with trading sights on local and international concerns of common passion.

India and Brunei raised the reciprocal connections to “Enhanced Partnership.”