HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday afternoon consented to receive in audience ministers and heads of delegates of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) member countries currently in the Sultanate to attend the TPP meetings.

Also attending the audience ceremony were His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Present at the audience ceremony were Minister of Finance II at the Prime Minister’s Office, Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Ibrahim and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II, Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato Seri Setia Lim Jock Seng.

The ceremony took place at Istana Nurul Iman. - Borneo Bulletin (23 August 2013)