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On Tuesday, PM Modi inaugurated the new Chancery of the High Commission of India in Brunei's capital city Bandar Seri Begawan. 

He also went to the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in the capital city the same day, as a part of his historic visit to Brunei. Pehin Dato Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin, Brunei's Minister of Religious Affairs, received PM Modi at the mosque. Brunei's Minister of Health Dato Haji Mohammad Isham was also present there, a statement by MEA revealed.

Jaideep Mazumdar, Secretary East, MEA, on Wednesday stated, "Today, ahead of the talks, PM Modi was received at the Royal Palace by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, and they had detailed discussions on how to take the bilateral relations forward. They also covered a wide area of defense, trade and investment, space, energy, health, culture and people to people relations. It is a matter of happiness that Brunei is going to start direct flights to India from Bandar Sari Begawan to Chennai are planned for later this year. Also they discussed emerging areas of bilateral cooperation such as FinTech, the digital technology, digital payment systems as well as renewable energy," adding that PM Modi and Brunei Sultan discussed Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related matters as well as regional and international matters.

"They also discussed regional and international matters, as also ASEAN-related matters, which is central to India's Act-East policy and our vision for the Indo-Pacific. A joint statement was issued that elevates the relationship to an enhanced partnership. His Majesty hosted a lunch for Prime Minister," he added.

Calling space an important area of bilateral cooperation, the MEA Secretary stated, "Space has traditionally been an important area of bilateral cooperation. India's telemetry tracking and command station is located in Brunei, and both sides signed an MoU to take this relationship further forward."

(With ANI inputs)