His Majesty in South Korea for 3-Day Working Visit

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SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: His Majesty the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and the Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam arrived safely in Seoul, Republic of Korea late yesterday afternoon, ©BRUDIRECT.COM reported.

Present at the Seoul Air Base, Seongnam, Republic of Korea to greet His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam were First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Cho Tae-yong; Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Yoon Yeo-cheol; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Brunei Darussalam, His Excellency Cho Won-myung; and Chief of Air Base of the Republic of Korea, Lieutenant General Sung Hwan-ro; as well as senior officers of the Government of the Republic of Korea.

Also present were Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato Seri Setia Lim Jock Seng; Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister’s Office, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awg Hj Md Yasmin Hj Umar; and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brunei Darussalam to the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Dato Paduka Awg Hj Harun Hj Ismail.

His Majesty then consented to walk past a Static Guard mounted by twenty personnel from the Republic of Korea Air Force followed by a twenty-one Gun Salute before boarding the motorcade towards the Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel, where His Majesty will reside throughout the State Visit to the Republic of Korea.

Upon arrival at the hotel, His Majesty was greeted by the Hotel’s General Manager, Mr David Pacey.

Also present to greet His Majesty’s arrival were about eighty students and citizens of Brunei Darussalam who are in the Republic of Korea.

Accompanying His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam to the Republic of Korea is Minister of Finance II at the Prime Minister’s Office, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Abd Rahman Hj Ibrahim.