(Bandar Seri Begawan, 11th Jan) Chinese Ambassador Xiao Jianguo recently met with Brunei's Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dato Nazmi.
Ambassador Xiao highly praised the series of cultural and sports exchange activities between the two countries last year and expressed gratitude for the strong support provided by the ministry for the embassy's events such as "China Day," Chinese Art Festival, and football friendly matches.
The ambassador stated that China is willing to continue strengthening exchanges with Brunei in the fields of culture, youth, and sports to continuously enhance mutual trust and understanding between the two peoples, and to promote the bilateral relationship towards a China-Brunei community with a shared future.
Minister Dato Nazmi commended China's active support for the series of celebrations marking Brunei's 40th National Day and expressed willingness to deepen cooperation with China in cultural exchange, youth development, and sports facility construction, making new and greater contributions to the development of Brunei-China relations.
Additionally, the minister extended sincere condolences concerning the earthquake disaster in Tibet, China.