Continuing expanding its diplomatic network in Southern Asia,
yesterday, on Monday January 18, 2010, the Ambassadors, Permanent
Representatives of Montenegro and the State of Brunei Darussalam to the
United Nations (UN) in New York City, N.Y., USA, respectively T.Exc.
Messrs.
Nebojša Kaluđerović, GCDO, and
Latif bin Tuah,
signed at the UN Office of the Brunei’s Permanent Representative a
protocol with immediate effect on the establishment of formal
diplomatic relations between the two countries at an ambassadorial
level. The Government of
H.M. The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam recognised Montenegro’s independence on August 19, 2006.
Since January 8, 1984, Brunei Darussalam is a Member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
— a geo-political and economic organisation of ten countries including
with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, representing together an
integrated regional market of about five hundred million people,
whereby Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China will come into effect as
early as 2012 followed by other FTAs with the Republic of Korea and
Japan. Negotiations on similar arrangements are also underway with the
European Union (EU).
Until now, Montenegro maintained diplomatic relations with seven of the ASEAN’s country members : Cambodia since October 12,2009,
Singapore since June 30, 2006 ; Vietnam since August 4, 2006 ; Malaysia
since August 17, 2006 ; Burma (Myanmar) since November 27, 2006 ;
Thailand since June 6, 2007 ; and the Philippines since September 26, 2009. Indonesia and Laos recognised Montenegro’s independence in 2006, on July 24 and August 10, respectively. (Source: njegoskij.org)
