HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented to send congratulatory messages to His Majesty Al-Sultan Almu’tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Tuanku Alhaj Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XIV of Malaysia, and Dato Laila Utama Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, as well as the government and people of Malaysia on the occasion of the country’s 57th Independence Day.

In His Majesty’s message to His Majesty the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XIV of Malaysia, His Majesty was grateful to Allah the Almighty that the friendship and bilateral relations between the two countries had grown encouragingly from year to year, for which His Majesty was confident that this close and excellent understanding would be further enhanced in time to come for the benefit and prosperity of the peoples of the two countries.

In ending His Majesty’s message to His Majesty the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XIV of Malaysia, His Majesty together with Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha prayed that His Majesty the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XIV of Malaysia and Her Majesty Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Hajah Haminah as well as the royal family would always be under the protection of Allah the Almighty and that the government and people of Malaysia would always enjoy lasting peace and prosperity.

In His Majesty’s message to Dato Laila Utama Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib, His Majesty was grateful and pleased that Brunei and Malaysia continued to enjoy ties of friendship and fraternal relations that have grown closer and warmer. His Majesty believed that these long-established relations would continue to last and be enhanced in time to come.

His Majesty also looked forward to the arrival of Dato Laila Utama Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib for the upcoming 18th annual consultations and was confident that they would become a platform for a variety of cooperative frameworks that would bring beneficial outcomes for the peoples of both countries.

In ending the message to Dato Laila Utama Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib, His Majesty and Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha prayed that Dato Laila Utama Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah and the government and people of Malaysia would always be under the protection of Allah the Almighty.

Meanwhile, His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, sent a congratulatory message to Dato Seri Paduka Anifah Haji Aman, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, on the occasion of the 57th Independence Day of Malaysia.

His Royal Highness said, “I am very pleased to convey my deepest respects to Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and extend my hearty congratulations to you personally and the government and people of Malaysia on your 57th Independence Day.

“It was a great pleasure having you and Datin Seri in Brunei recently for His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s 68th birthday celebrations.

“I very much appreciate the work that we have done over the years as close friends and neighbours in strengthening the long-standing bilateral relations between our two countries.

“I look forward to continuing our work during Malaysia’s Asean Chairmanship in 2015 and wish you the very best in all your preparations.” - Borneo Bulletin (31 August 2014)