Brunei and Russia established diplomatic relations in 1991. Brunei maintains an embassy in Moscow, while Russia has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.[1]
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Background of Soviet-era relations
editIn 1987, Mikhail Gorbachev called for the establishment of diplomatic relations with Brunei.[2] Although the Soviet ambassador to Singapore attempted to establish said relations with Brunei in 1988, the Sultanate was unprepared to establish relations with the Communist state at the time. On 1 October 1991, Brunei established relations with the Soviet Union.[3][4]
Post-Soviet relations
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In 2000, President Vladimir Putin arrived in Brunei for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, and met with the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, in the Nurul Iman Palace.[5]
On 10 June 2005, the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, made the first official visit to Russia by a head of state of Brunei. According to Gennady Chufrin, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the visit marked a serious step towards the establishment of bilateral relations.[6]
On 1 December 2008, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed an order to establish a Russian embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan. Andrei Nesterenko, the spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the establishment of a Russian embassy in the Brunei capital would help to intensify issues surrounding the Brunei–Russia relationship.[7]
As of January 2018, Brunei and Russia maintain a visa-free regime for ordinary passport holders, for visits up to 14 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period.
References
edit- ^ "Home". brunei.mid.ru. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ In the Shadow of Giants, A. James Gregor, pg 160
- ^ Gorbachev and Southeast Asia By Leszek Buszynski, pg 211
- ^ Политические контакты (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ "Sultan of Brunei receives Russian president". Interfax at the BBC. 15 November 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ Бруней проявляет заинтересованность в российском оружии Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Russia to set up embassy in Brunei Darussalam". Bandar Seri Begawan: The Brunei Times. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
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