HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, yesterday afternoon consented to receive in separate audiences two outgoing envoys to Brunei Darussalam.

His Majesty first consented to receive in audience Mohammad Reza Havaseli Ashtiani, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Brunei Darussalam. He has been the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Brunei Darussalam since April 2010.

His Majesty then consented to receive in audience Choi Byung Koo, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Brunei Darussalam, who has been here since October 2011. The audience ceremony took place at the Istana Nurul Iman. - Borneo Bulletin (31 October 2014)