His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei Darussalam

Bandar Seri Begawan                                                                                                                                                    26th September 2006

Your Royal Highness:

On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the People' s Republic of China and Brunei Darussalam, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations and best wishes to Your Royal Highness.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations15 years ago, the two countries have maintained frequent high-level mutual visits, made remarkable achievements in bilateral exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and expanded our common interests. The two sides keep excellent coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs such as the ASEAN-China relations, East Asia Cooperation and UN reform. Your Royal Highness' recent visit to China proves to be very successful and fruitful, I am willing to work closely with Your Royal Highness to further enhance and strengthen China-Brunei good neighborly relations of friendship and cooperation.

I wish Your Royal Highness good health and China-Brunei friendship longevity!

Li Zhaoxing

Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China

Beijing