Brunei–Myanmar relations

Brunei and Myanmar established diplomatic relations in 1993. Brunei has an embassy in Yangon, and Myanmar has an embassy in Gadong.^[1] Both countries share friendly bilateral co-operation in education, health and labour.^[2]

Brunei–Myanmar relations

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History

Relations between the two countries has been established since 21 September 1993.^[1] The relations are friendly and both countries are working on the health and education sectors as well to establish a bilateral trade and signed a double taxation avoidance agreement.^[3] In 1998, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has paid a visit to Myanmar. Since that, the ministries and personnel from both nations have maintained a long-term relationship and exchanges. Many Burmese academicians, intellectuals and intelligentsia, medics, nurses and workers also contributed to the development of Brunei.^[4] Brunei also support Myanmar for the ASEAN chairmanship in 2015 by training Burmese officials for the role.^[5]

Economic relations

In economic relations, the Brunei National Petroleum Company (BNP) is one of the firms qualified to embark on the exploration of oil and gas onshore at a block in Myanmar.^[5] Both countries also focused on health education and technical assistance as well co-operating in capacity building and human resource development.^[6][7]

Further reading

• Myanmar marks 64th anniversary, lauds strong ties with Brunei Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Brunei Embassy in Belgium